Despite the housing crisis, more than 3,000 sites with full planning permission are lying idle in Limerick city and county, some for up to 10 years, it has emerged. In a move to kick start work on these vacant sites, Limerick City and County Council is reaching out to small builders with a project which will provide cost-effective homes and ensure developers return a profit. The Turnkey programme, launched today, will be open to all small developers who have sites with full planning permission that have yet to be activated, due to unavailability of finance. Deputy Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Adam Teskey said: “Housing is one of the great issues we face in Ireland today. “We have one of the country’s most progressive local authorities here in Limerick and this is further evidence of that.

Source: Irish Examiner June 21, 2019 12:45 UTC