Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 March 2025
33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units purchased by international investment funds in Ireland, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [12019/25]
View answerMy Department does not collect the data sought.
That said, the Central Statistics Office publishes data in respect of residential property transactions by non-households, including international investment funds. The latest data available are for 2023 and can be accessed on the CSO website (data.cso.ie/table/HPA10).
The data are broken down by NACE classification of the purchasers, i.e. construction, real estate, financial and insurance, public/education/health. Though not not broken down further, the finance and insurance classification includes banks, trusts, pension and insurance funds, and holding companies.
