Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
385. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence from the local authority (details supplied); if he will address the issues outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54758/22]
View answer393. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will agree to review the guidelines preventing those tenants living in part V properties from purchasing their homes under the local government tenant purchase schemes; his views on whether tenants who are living in these properties over ten years should be afforded the opportunity to buy their homes regardless of the original specified class of house they reside in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54919/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 393 together.
I am not currently considering changes to the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme vis-à-vis inclusion of Part V properties provided for social housing support.
The Part V provisions seek to promote social integration and secure mixed tenure, sustainable communities. Accordingly, Part V properties secured for social housing are excluded from the scheme to ensure the original policy intent is not eroded over time and the properties remain available for people most in need of social housing support.
