Over 150 vacant or derelict properties brought back into use in Galway City and County through Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant.
The scheme offers homeowners up to €70,000 to refurbish a vacant property, with an additional top-up of €20,000.
Since the Scheme launched in 2022, Galway City and County received 814 applications,with 157 grants issued on completion of the works representing payments of more than €8.4 million.
Nationally, the rate of grant payments in 2025 more than doubled compared to 2024.
3,066 grants were paid out with 35 of them issued on completion of works in Galway, with a total value of €1.9 million.
Galway East TD, Minister Sean Canney says these figures provide a clear picture of how this grant is progressing at both national and local level
