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THERE WERE 289,451 vacant dwellings around Ireland at the time of Census 2011 – 14.5 per cent of all housing stock in the state.
Of these, over 59,000 were holiday homes.
The majority of the remaining 230,056 dwellings were vacant houses (73.2 per cent), with unoccupied flats or apartments accounting for over a quarter of empty dwellings in April 2011.
Most of the vacant houses were recorded in rural areas (as shown in the map below), particularly in the west and north-west.
In Waterford city, 15 per cent of dwellings were vacant, according to Census 2011. Meanwhile in Dublin city, one in ten dwellings was vacant, the majority of which were apartments or flats.
Connacht had the highest percentage of vacant dwellings at 21.3 per cent, of which 12,232 were holiday homes and 43,005 were vacant houses, flats or apartments.
The part of Ulster covered by the census had 22,870 vacant houses, flats and apartments, while Munster had 69,078 and Leinster had 95,103.
Co Leitrim had the highest percentage of vacant dwellings, at 30.5 per cent, while Co Donegal had 28.6 per cent. The lowest percentage of vacancies was recorded in South Dublin (5.4 per cent).
Overall, the number of vacant dwellings increased, but the vacancy level fell 0.5 per cent on Census 2006.
This map shows all of the vacant properties, including holiday homes, recorded in Census 2011:
(Map: AIRO.ie/CSO)
Holiday homes
More than one in five vacant properties in Ireland in April 2011 were holiday homes, according to census data collected last year, or 3 per cent of all properties in Ireland.
These unoccupied holiday homes accounted for 59,395 dwellings (up from the 49,789 recorded in 2006), and they were mostly concentrated in counties along the southern and western coastlines such as Clare, Wexford, Kerry and Donegal.
Wexford registered the highest percentage of vacant properties that were holiday homes (48 per cent).
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We should not be allowing elected politicians to become lobbyists.
This just reeks… Along with Brian Hayes… FG = jobs for the boys (in the banks/financial institutions)
He has all right connections and a fine FG pedrigree .
Another cynical example of looking after no 1.
@Seán O’Loughlin: Not forgetting Enda Kenny now working for a vulture fund…
@Sean Callan: you would do the same if you could
@Seán O’Loughlin: it’s Ireland.. Nothing changes.. Go back to sleep.. Nothing to see here now
@Tony Lyons:
I don’t think so Tony,
Politics (Irish style) is not in my gene pool….
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@Tony Lyons: cheerleader
@Tony Lyons: Tony loves a good lobby
A vote for FG is a vote for banks and the insurance industry, they’ll dutifully serve them in or out of power. If that wasn’t clear to everyone already.
@Rochelle: Those who still cant see that just simply dont want to see it…
@Rochelle: Pierce Doherty will be the man to get us who are being screwed by insurers for years a fair deal.Roll on the next election,Covid 19 or not.
@Rochelle:
Also the party of the Black and Tans Commemoration. Let’s not forget.
The second FG man to run off to the banks, if anymore proof was needed FG are part of the banking problem in this country…
@MickN: The 3rd….Enda now works for a vulture fund..
@Brendan Balmaine: and John Bruton
Don’t politicians have to serve a cooling off period of 6 months before being allowed to be lobbyists?
@LangerDan:
Having lost his seat in last February’s GE, is the man now not free to make fresh Career choices?
@Rory J Leonard: he did he went for the Seanad.
@Rory J Leonard: it’s his choice of career that is the problem. He has been hired because of his contacts within DOF and with the Tanaiste.
When the Failers did this thing they were rightly condemned by FG for cronyism and corruption. Plus la change etc.
@LangerDan: 1 year
@LangerDan: Read the article , not allowed lobby for a 12 month period
@LangerDan: yes 12 months..it’s stated in the article
@LangerDan: 12 month’s actually
@dublindamo: Article was updated after my comment
@LangerDan: 12 months I think.
@LangerDan: It should be 5 yrs
@LangerDan: As mentioned by others the cooling off period is 12 months, they, IAIM, have said that he “won’t be doing any lobbying work for the first 12 months” so rule essentially skirted and loophole applied, one of their specialties.
Yet again lax legislation allows this to happen, loopholes all over the place waiting to be exploited by the reptiles. These laws and 100′s of others need to be tightened now BEFORE they are exploited.
The below would make sick, good riddance Darcy.
“Varadkar said he is “sorry to lose” D’Arcy from the Fine Gael parliamentary party “but can understand why he has made his decision”.
“I would have loved to have seen Michael return to the Dáil as a TD and a Minister after the next election but understand that after 20 years in public life he wants to start a new chapter of his life.”
Varadkar added that the IAIM is “fortunate to recruit someone of his calibre”.
D’Arcy was a supporter of Varadkar in his successful Fine Gael leadership campaign and the Tánaiste thanked him for the “pivotal role he played in helping me to become leader of my party”.”
@Rory J Leonard: FG collaborate with the greedy parasites who screwed us for €64 billion. Just as they collaborated with the mass murderers of Ballymurphy Derry Springhill New Lodge Newry Dundalk Dublin Monaghan. #unquietgraves
@LangerDan: well it’s actually 12 months.
Anyone remember the days when jobs had to be advertised in the papers, followed by an interview process to select a successful candidate?
@Ernie Gallagher: its all.the.smurfitt special now brown envelopes hand delivered
He’s probably just going to attend a few golf dinners here and there and explain to his old pals why the financial sector needs a little less regulation and the voter doesn’t need to worry about our the motives of our highly reputable and esteemed financial institutions.
How else can all of these titans of entrepreneurship make progress on another era of offshore accounts, reckless speculation, collapsing the economy and fleeing to declare bankruptcy in other countries (once the real assets are signed over) unless they have a lobbyist who has the ear of the lawmakers?
Anyway, it’ll be a nice change. He’s probably worn out from his ‘fullest contribution to public life’ especially all the work he did as Minister for State with responsibility for financial services and insurance to prevent scams over tracker mortgages, insurance price fixing, …
Former Junior Ministers must serve a 1 year cooling off period if they take up employment with lobbyists. Sipo can reduce the timeframe upon application in certain circumstances. Was clearance sought from Sipo and would it even be permitted in these circumstances ???
This might not be as straightforward as Fine Gael and Michael D’Arcy would want
Lovely cosy relationship between Fine Gael and Banking, Finance and Funds. Says it all really.
@Da_Dell: Do you pay into a pension? If so, you have a relationship with funds too.
@Jonathan McCoy: cheerleader much
@Da_Dell: Fine Gael rotten to the core
@Jonathan McCoy: yes i do, and i cant collect mine until i retire, how many state pensions will this chap have in his new job ? I also work for a company that operates exchanges and manages funds. politicians should not be coveted by these type of companies, if politicians were doing their jobs and representing the people, they would be seen as pariahs not allies.
#jobsfortheboys
Phil Hogan is going to be revealed as the Official COVID Officer for the country and Michael Lowry will rejoin FG only to instantly leave and be appointed the country’s official liaison officer for dealings with Denis O’Brien’s special envoy – John Delaney.
Irish politics, rotten to the core!
@Shinners Abú: Correct and Im no apologist for any these Government parties thats for sure
But I will ask you one question and one only.
Will Sinn Féin have the wherewithal to clean up the “rotten to the core” of Irish Politics
@Nick Condon Sen: christ almighty, we’re talking about fine gael here! Stop the whataboutery!
@Nick Condon Sen: Who knows, I’m sure they would try a lot harder than FFG, see our last 10+years of government…
One thing is certain, FFG have zero interest in cleaning it up.
Only votes will change that
@Nick Condon Sen: Looking at the pressure Pearse Doherty has brought to bear on the insurance industry I can’t see why not!
retiring from public life,
to lobby public representatives
Give it a week before the next scandal comes out.
Isn’t the other weasel kenny doing same for vulture(sic)funds….. “great lil country to do business”… he forgot to add ..
..for some…..
@Frank Manweiler:
And don’t forget a former FG finance Michael Noonan he invited the vulture funds, created a special tax loophole for them, but that’s history, FG history.
Nothing has changed….
This should be Ilegal. Complete conflict of interest and Hayes guilty of it aswell, among others including Bertie and Kenny.
Sure he lobbied for the insurance industry to reduce claims sizes.
@ChronicAnxiety: thats a good thing as you and I pay increased premiums as a result of some of the inflated claims
@dublindamo: the number of claims and the size of awards has been decreasing for the last 10 years .
FBD made a million euro profit….. a week .every week last year.
He was a chocolate teapot as a minister, a complete waste of space. He didnt get this job because of his educational background, performance as a TD or minister or any other relevant attributes, pure and simple as a lobbyist who will call in favours from his FG mates. Dragging his heals on insurance reform has certainly rewarded him. Toxic.
@John McCann: Spot on. Man was absolutely useless as a minister. Up there with Simon, Leo or Murphy.
They are all at this. Tom Parlon, Lucinda Creighton become a TD for a while and then become a lobbyist. They should be barred from becoming lobbyists full stop.
Maybe we should teach ‘conflict of interests’ meaning in schools. As Minister for State with responsibility for financial services and insurance Micheál should know where he but loopholes. Talk about building your own career at taxpayer expense. His lifetime free parking at government buildings will serve him well.
Michael just realised after talking to Leo that he had no chance at a bigger portfolio.
@leartius: need to teach conflicts of interest in the Dail. my 14 year old has good understanding of it
Only in Ireland
Hea has plenty of time to make connections with other influential people during his time.
Brown envelopes for everyone in the audience lol
What about Enda Kenny advisor to one of the main Vulture Funds?
@Paul Howard: Shouldn’t have been allowed either.In fact truth be told Enda Kenny should have been allowed…period..more brains in a false face.
Tom Parlin springs to mind
Should not be allowed by Law to lobby for at least two years.This is just a clear case where he gets an opportunity because of his understanding of the political system and how it operates. He is not advancing his career because of his Investment experience or business acumen.
Probably signed off on a load of legislation while in office on behalf of his future employers. So convenient.
Sounds like a cosey well paid job so.
What qualifies a TD to be parachuted straight in as Chief executive?
And not to mention the AG who forgot to mention he was a Landlord when voting against evictions banning legislation.Maybe he needs an advisor.
Another Hayes
Can’t believe people support these “people”
What about Enda Kenny being advisor to one of the Vulture Funds is this not a conflict of interest.
Boys club, Never ends!
Take back his severance lump sum, & cancel his Dail pass.
If he ignores the rules, then he needs to be ignored. End of.
Won’t be ” seen to engage”
Yeah…right. I’ll take the job as CEO. But I won’t do any work for a full year. You’ll have to trust me on that. Ok?
Not withstanding the fact that he was absolutely useless anyway…Minister for insurance reform…..ashtrays and bicycles come to mind .
Ye right!!
Unbelievable
FG collaborate with the greedy parasites who screwed us for€64 billions. Just as they collaborated with the mass murderers of Ballymurphy Derry Springhill New Lodge Newry Dundalk Dublin Monaghan etc #unquietgraves
@Seán Marlow: shocking, the political party connected to le Mon, Bloody Friday, Enniskillen, Teebane, Patsy Gillespie, murderers of children, postmen, census officials and countless more sordid murders, rapes and torture. Yes, they should take over?
@Tony Mc Grath: Vast majority of the deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians was perpetrated by British Forces and their Loyalist proxies. Backed by #FFG
#UnquietGraves
@Seán Marlow: so, all the innocent civilians murdered by the Provos were ‘mistakes’. And, the torture and murders of their own comrades were also mistakes. Right.
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@Tony Mc Grath: like FG’s Séamus Ludlow? FG lied for 30 years that he was killed by the IRA when they knew that he was killed by their pals in the British Forces.
Still and always will be a corrupt little kip
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