2023-08-07 22:11:08
Dublin: In a bid to tackle Ireland’s housing crisis, plans have begun to convert hundreds of vacant office blocks across the country into homes.
Under the direction of Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney, an inter-departmental group will be set up to launch a survey and develop follow-up measures to implement the idea of repurposing vacant commercial sites for residential use. The Enterprise Department moved into the new measures at the request of Housing Minister Dara O’Brien.
Earlier this year, the Central Bank warned once morest a resurgence of vacant office space amid a glut of new buildings. In Dublin alone, 10.9 per cent of office buildings are vacant.
The government plans to redevelop vacant office blocks for housing to ease the housing crisis.
Assistant Professor Orla Hegarty of UCD’s School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy said such measures are practical and should be taken seriously:
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