Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
314. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made by each Dublin local authority under the buy and renew scheme in each of the years since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6282/22]
View answerUnder 'Housing for All' the Government's priority is to deliver 47,600 new build social homes over the next five years. Substantial funding is available to local authorities and AHBs to deliver on this objective as the primary means through which they will increasingly meet the needs of those on their waiting lists.
The Buy & Renew scheme supports local authorities in purchasing and renewing vacant housing units in need of repair, which can then be made available for social housing use. Details of the number of Buy & Renew units acquired by each Dublin local authority in each of the years 2018 to 2021 are set out below. My Department is working to support increased Buy and Renew activity in local authorities.
2018:
|
Local Authority |
Buy & Renew Units |
|
DLR |
0 |
|
Dublin City |
28 |
|
SDCC |
0 |
|
Fingal |
21 |
2019:
|
Local Authority |
Buy & Renew Units |
|
DLR |
1 |
|
Dublin City |
21 |
|
SDCC |
0 |
|
Fingal |
1 |
2020:
|
Local Authority |
Buy & Renew Units |
|
DLR |
0 |
|
Dublin City |
8 |
|
SDCC |
0 |
|
Fingal |
7 |
2021:
|
Local Authority |
Buy & Renew Units |
|
DLR |
0 |
|
Dublin City |
0 |
|
SDCC |
0 |
|
Fingal |
2 |
