Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of multi-property owners that own more than 100 residential properties and 1,000 residential properties, excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies; how this has changed over the past ten years, using the information provided through local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/26]
View answerThe number of multi-property owners that own more than 100 residential properties and the number of multi-property owners that own more than 1,000 residential properties from 2016 to 2025 is provided in the tables below. The data were extracted from the Local Property Tax (LPT) Register, a live operational system, in January 2026. The figure for owners of 100+ properties is inclusive of owners with 1000+ properties.
Because of the low numbers involved, a breakdown of 1000+ properties is not provided for all years; in such instances, as an alternative, a breakdown of 300+ properties is provided. This is in line with Revenue’s statistical disclosure protocol control. Further information on the protocol is available on the Revenue website at: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/about/index.aspx
Local authorities and seven of the largest Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are excluded from the below tables. Public bodies, apart from local authorities, are not categorised separately on the LPT Register. It is not possible to provide data which comprehensively excludes all AHBs.
|
Year |
Count of owners of 100+ properties |
Count of owners of 1000+ properties |
|
2025 |
185 |
12 |
|
Year |
Count of owners of 100+ properties |
Count of owners of 300+ properties |
|
2024 |
169 |
48 |
|
2023 |
153 |
43 |
|
2022 |
138 |
34 |
|
2021 |
122 |
28 |
|
2020 |
112 |
27 |
|
2019 |
102 |
23 |
|
2018 |
103 |
21 |
|
2017 |
96 |
20 |
|
2016 |
95 |
22 |
