Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Questions (437)

Derek Nolan

Question:

437. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce a tenant purchase scheme for those persons currently renting houses from local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2495/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

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.