Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
354. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the information his Department, the Housing Agency or any other agency operating under the aegis of his Department has on the number of housing units that have been owned by real estate investment trusts at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2020, in tabular form by the number of apartments and houses. [24500/21]
View answerMy Department does not collect data in relation to the ownership of individual housing units purchased and sold in the housing market.
I understand that data published by market commentators indicates that approximately 15,500 units were owned by investment trusts at the end of 2020.
The Property Registration Authority, which was established as an independent statutory body under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, records property transactions and ownership in Ireland. The PRA has advised my Department that it does not hold details of the type requested.
