{"id":34151,"date":"2022-08-23T17:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34151"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:58:27","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-irish-doorstep-ireland-failing-to-solve-derelict-buildings-and-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34151","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep\u2019: Ireland failing to solve derelict buildings, and what to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-31568\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flats_houses_graphic_green.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"147\" \/>A press investigation led by <em>The Irish Mirror <\/em>shows the huge scale of derelict buildings that lie dormant in Ireland while residents struggle to find homes and businesses need premises.<\/h3>\n<p>image: for illustration<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 The levels of vacant buildings\u2026.are reaching up to 31%&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Irish Mirror<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Ireland is falling way behind its European counterparts in addressing derelict buildings that could help to solve the housing crisis, an Irish Mirror special investigation has found.<\/p>\n<p>The levels of vacant buildings across the country are reaching up to 31% of available buildings in some areas of Ireland, and advocates for change are calling on the Government to make addressing the issue a priority. The Central Statistics Office reported that the latest number of vacant apartments and homes in Ireland stands at 166,500.<\/p>\n<p>Ciar\u00e1n Cuffe MEP believes that the Government need to do more to address the issue of vacant and derelict buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the empty buildings in Dublin&#8217;s inner city could be used for housing,\u201d Cuffe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome may be more appropriate for cultural uses or businesses, but it makes no sense to have buildings empty\u2026 within the canals of Dublin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Cuffe believes that strict regulation of deed-holders will begin to address an issue that is not just known to Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is not about zoning or planning but about making sure the owners of these buildings do something with them&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/irish-mirror-investigates-ireland-failing-27584482.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A press investigation led by The Irish Mirror shows the huge scale of derelict buildings that lie dormant in Ireland while residents struggle to find homes and businesses need premises. image: for illustration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34152,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34151\/revisions\/34152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}