By Dean Egan.
Funding is to be provided for the refurbishment and re-letting of 3,000 local authority owned homes across the country.
All 31 local authorities have made applications under the scheme which aims to bring much-need social-houses back to use.
142 vacant homes will be returned in Tipperary, 96 in Waterford, 45 in Carlow, 53 in Wexford and 39 in Kilkenny.
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The department of housing will cover the cost of up to €11,000 per property.
