Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2026
648. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated and amount spent for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTenancy sustainment, via tenant-in-situ, is one of four priority categories under my Department's Second Hand Acquisitions Programme. It is not a scheme, but a policy tool available to local authorities to prevent social housing supported households in the private rented sector from falling into homelessness. It is an emergency response solution and should only be used as a last resort by local authorities when all other options have been exhausted.
The allocations and provisional outturns for 2025 are set out in the table below, with an estimated €291 million recouped to local authorities last year in respect of second hand acquisitions. Finalised data on the number of properties funded and the total recouped to local authorities will be available later in Q1 2026 when the Q4 2025 social housing delivery data are collated.
Expenditure covers all costs associated with an acquisition, including the purchase price, the legal and professional fees to transact the sale, and eligible refurbishment works. Notably, expenditure in a given year can include costs related to properties acquired in previous years.
|
Local Authority |
Allocation |
Estimated Amount Recouped to Local Authorities |
|
All |
€325,000,000 |
€291,415,559 |
|
Carlow |
€3,500,000 |
€3,601,419 |
|
Cavan |
€2,000,000 |
€766,744 |
|
Clare |
€4,000,000 |
€2,017,936 |
|
Cork City |
€20,000,000 |
€21,928,363 |
|
Cork County |
€15,000,000 |
€9,953,036 |
|
DLR |
€12,000,000 |
€14,652,975 |
|
Donegal |
€2,000,000 |
€1,548,817 |
|
Dublin City |
€95,000,000 |
€88,204,032 |
|
Fingal |
€20,000,000 |
€23,703,604 |
|
Galway City |
€8,000,000 |
€6,905,379 |
|
Galway County |
€6,000,000 |
€1,594,630 |
|
Kerry |
€3,500,000 |
€2,656,037 |
|
Kildare |
€15,000,000 |
€12,308,316 |
|
Kilkenny |
€3,500,000 |
€826,678 |
|
Laois |
€3,000,000 |
€2,397,352 |
|
Leitrim |
€2,000,000 |
€983,600 |
|
Limerick |
€15,000,000 |
€13,306,331 |
|
Longford |
€2,000,000 |
€2,558,064 |
|
Louth |
€12,000,000 |
€12,054,709 |
|
Mayo |
€3,500,000 |
€3,425,197 |
|
Meath |
€6,000,000 |
€6,357,930 |
|
Monaghan |
€2,000,000 |
€1,652,906 |
|
Offaly |
€2,000,000 |
€1,486,545 |
|
Roscommon |
€2,000,000 |
€1,658,085 |
|
Sligo |
€3,000,000 |
€2,886,757 |
|
South Dublin |
€25,000,000 |
€23,650,071 |
|
Tipperary |
€5,000,000 |
€4,856,676 |
|
Waterford |
€8,000,000 |
€8,049,472 |
|
Westmeath |
€5,000,000 |
€2,854,685 |
|
Wexford |
€6,000,000 |
€6,040,735 |
|
Wicklow |
€6,000,000 |
€6,528,478 |
|
Contingency |
€8,000,000 |
€0 |
