Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013
14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a new tenant purchase scheme is being considered for local authority housing other than apartments; if so, if he will provide information relating to his intentions regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51815/13]
View answerAs well as the new tenant purchase scheme for local authority apartments, there is also an incremental purchase scheme in operation for newly-built local authority houses. I will shortly bring the General Scheme of a Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill before Government for approval before the end of this year. Among other things, the Bill will underpin a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines, involving discounts for purchasing tenants linked to household income and a discount-related charge on the property that will dwindle away over a period unless the house is resold or the purchaser fails to comply with conditions of the sale. The commencement date and detailed terms of the new scheme will be determined when the necessary regulations are made on enactment of the Bill.
