The Hardware Association of Ireland is advocating for it.
Over shop premises are being presented as a possible avenue to ease the housing crisis in the Midlands.
The Hardware Association of Ireland is advocating for it in their latest report, and think extending the vacant homes grant to these properties would help.
The latest GeoDirectory report on vacant commercial property rates shows 15.7% of business premises in Offaly are vacant, in Laois that figure is 13.6%, while the number in Westmeath is 12.6%.
The national average is 14.5%.
CEO of The Hardware Association Ireland, Martin Markey says it could bring back life into the market:
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