Over 4,200 social housing units were left vacant in 2024.
A new report from the National Oversight and Audit Commission shows social housing vacancy rates have decreased from 2.8% in 2023 to 2.75% last year.
The local authorities with the highest vacancy rates were Kilkenny, with nearly 7%, and Carlow, with almost 6%.
Donegal County Council had 155 vacant properties out of a total housing stock of 5,103, a vacancy rate of just over 3%.
Michael McCarthy, Chair of the NOAC, says vacant homes are contributing to housing shortages…………..
