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The delivery of social and affordable housing continues to gain momentum, with the latest quarterly statistics revealing strong growth and robust pipelines across both delivery streams. This progress is reflected in the Q2 delivery figures published by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD.

In Galway City and County, €5.84m has been paid out which has brought 109 disused homes into use under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. In total, since the grant was launched in July 2022 up to 30 September 2025, there have been 765 applications from Galway homeowners with 520 approvals.

The Housing Finance Agency (HFA) has announced €500,000 in funding for 19 community-focused initiatives across 10 counties, including three in Galway.

James Browne TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, officially broke ground on a €23.6 million mixed-tenure housing development in Baile Chláir (Claregalway).

Respond, Ireland’s largest construction-led Approved Housing Body (AHB) and service provider, delivered 12 new social homes in Galway last year and is now on track to deliver nearly 1,000 new social and cost-rental homes this year.

Calls for Galway City Council to have its status upgraded from the bottom rung of local authorities will not translate into improved financial support, according to the Minister of State with special responsibility for Local Government, John Cummins TD.

As part of the #TravellerHomesNow campaign, the Galway Traveller Movement (GTM) has published two reports that are critical analyses examining how the recently adopted Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) for Galway City and County Councils are set to perpetuate systemic human rights violations, continuing a cycle of exclusion and inequality for the Traveller community.

Minister for local government, James Browne, is yet to receive a request from Galway City Council to approve its €60 million loan to fit out the empty commercial shell it owns in Crown Square.

Minister for local government, James Browne, is yet to receive a request from Galway City Council to approve its €60 million loan to fit out the empty commercial shell it owns in Crown Square.

Galway city is set to receive €4 million in funding as part of a new €50 million national housing acquisitions programme aimed at moving families and vulnerable individuals out of long-term emergency accommodation.