Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 April 2025
1277. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/25]
View answer1278. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for a scheme (details supplied) that have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/25]
View answer1279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for a scheme (details supplied) under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20031/25]
View answer1280. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for a scheme (details supplied) that have been declined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20032/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1277, 1278, 1279 and 1280 together.
While the priority for my Department in respect of Social Housing is the construction of new build social homes, my Department continues to provide financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for social housing purposes for agreed priority categories of need, including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who have received a Notice of Termination. The other priority categories for second-hand acquisitions are properties that allow persons/families to exit homelessness; one-bedroom properties to deliver on Housing First targets; and specific housing required for people with a disability or other particular priority needs including older people.
The detailed administration of second-hand social housing acquisitions including those for tenants-in-situ, is delegated to the local authorities, accordingly the precise details on the number of applications granted, refused, or currently being processed are not held by my Department but may be available from individual local authorities.
