Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 February 2022
52. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when social housing tenants currently living in previously unsold affordable homes will be allowed to purchase those homes under the tenant purchase scheme given that they were promised in writing at the time of taking up their tenancies. [5210/22]
View answerI have convened a working group to examine the issues relating to unsold affordable properties. The working group is considering inter alia the scope and options for tenants in local authority owned unsold affordable properties to purchase these properties under the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 or other appropriate mechanism. I expect the group to finalise its work and submit its report and recommendations to me later this year.
In the meantime, it remains a matter for each local authority to administer the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme in line with the statutory provisions underpinning the scheme and in a manner appropriate to its housing requirements.
