Leitrim has the highest number of vacant homes in Ireland - at nearly 12 per cent.
Roscommon has the third highest, at over 10 per cent, while Longford has the sixth highest, at over 7 per cent.
The latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report shows the national residential vacancy rate has fallen to a record low of 3.7 per cent.
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There are refurbishment grants available from the government - but they're capped at €70,000.
Carrigallen councillor Paddy O'Rourke, from Fianna Fáil, has been reacting to Leitrim's figure, speaking to Eoghan Murphy:
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