International Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023

Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Questions (684)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

684. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the details of the 37 properties purchased by his Department to house IPAS applicants; the type of property; the size of property; the county within which each property is located; the cost of each property and the former use of each property; whether the properties were purchased on the open market or through private deals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54768/23]

Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The overall cost of the thirty-seven properties purchased to date is €9.2m. Due to commercially sensitivities it would not be possible to provide the exact cost of each property.

Type of Property	Number
One Bed Apartment	1
Two Bed Apartment	5
Two Bed House	4
Three Bed House	20
Four Bed House	5
10 Bed	1
12 Bed	1
Total	37

The properties are located across 12 counties (Clare 1, Cork 5, Dublin 10, Kerry 1, Limerick 2, Louth 3, Mayo 4, Meath 2, Offaly 1, Tipperary 2, Waterford 1, Wexford 5).

All properties were purchased on the open market and in all cases before proceeding with the purchase of a property we ensured they were no sitting tenants or if we were competing against first time buyers.