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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Questions (369)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

369. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental tenant in situ referrals to the Housing Agency to date; the number of cost rental tenant in situ applications submitted by landlords; the number rejected by the Housing Agency; the number at valuation stage; the number at inspection stage; the number at legal/conveyancing; the number of offers made; and the number of properties purchased, in tabular form. [29237/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Darragh O'Brien)

The Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ (CRTiS) Scheme was introduced, initially on an administrative basis, to address the immediate circumstances of the ending of the 'Winter Emergency Period' on 31 March 2023. This scheme is available where a tenant faces the termination of a tenancy due to the landlord’s intention to sell the property. The scheme is available if the tenant household:

• is not able to or intending to purchase the property from the landlord,

• does not own other residential property,

• is assessed by the Local Authority to be at risk of homelessness,

• is not in receipt of social housing supports (i.e. the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) or the Residential Accommodation Scheme (RAS)), and

• has an annual net household income of no more than €53,000.

The CRTiS Scheme was launched in April and is in the initial stages of its establishment. I expect that my Department will be in a position to give a report on the scheme later in the year.