Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 February 2021
83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing leases funded through his Department to investors availing of the international investment programme; and the annual cost of these leases for each year since such leases commenced. [6304/21]
View answerThe Social Housing Leasing Programme supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments.
Applications under the leasing programme are made to the relevant local authority who assess each application. Where the application is for more than 4 properties, the local authority must apply to my Department for approval before entering into any agreement. My Department does not hold data on whether the owner of a leased property has availed of funding under the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP). I have no function in relation to the IIP which comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice.
