Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 April 2025
459. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans are in place to review the current tenant purchase scheme and reduce the period of time tenants are required to be in receipt of social housing support to be considered eligible under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Tenant Purchase Schemes are open to eligible tenants of local authority homes that are available for sale under the schemes.
Schemes such as these are monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that they remain effective and sustainable. However, an appropriate balance must be struck between increasing access for those in receipt of long-term housing support to purchase their local authority home, and ensuring, at a time of unprecedented demand, that local authority housing stock is not unduly diminished. As such, there are no immediate plans to conduct a review of the schemes or further expand on the eligibility criteria, such as reducing the time tenants are required to be in receipt of social housing supports in to be considered eligible.
Information regarding the schemes may be found on my Department’s website via this link: gov.ie - Tenant Purchase Schemes for Local Authority Tenants
