Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
483. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a new tenant purchase scheme to cater for persons who did not avail in time of the recently concluded scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/14]
View answer519. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will become operational; the way the discount on the market value of the property will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1490/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 519 together.
The Government, on 17 December 2013, approved priority drafting of a Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill that will, among other things, underpin a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines. I expect that the Bill will be enacted this year, following which I will prescribe in regulations the commencement date and the detailed terms of the scheme, including the manner in which the purchase price of the property and the discount on the purchase price will be calculated.
