Some 11,000 vacant and derelict properties have been identified for compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) by local authorities.
However, many landowners will likely engage with councils and avail of government grants to bring their properties back into use before a CPO is actually issued on their property, the Oireachtas housing committee has heard.
UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy assistant professor Orla Murphy said that 80,328 to 164,000 vacant and derelict residential properties exist in Ireland, based on Census 2022 and the latest GeoDirectory Residential Report figures.
