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Tenant Purchase Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 February 2019

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Ceisteanna (210, 211)

Jackie Cahill

Ceist:

210. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of tenant purchase scheme agreements entered into by Tipperary County Council in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8905/19]

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Jackie Cahill

Ceist:

211. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the criteria for the local authority tenant purchase scheme will be reviewed in order that local authorities can commence to offer the scheme in a meaningful and effective way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8906/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together.

My Department publishes information on the sale of local authority houses each year; this can be accessed on my Department's website at the following link:

http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.

Sales of houses between the period 2011 to 2015 would have been made under the terms of the 1995 Tenant Purchase Scheme or the 2011 Fixed term Tenant Purchase Scheme for long-standing tenants. The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 set the commencement date as 1 January 2016 for the introduction of the current incremental tenant purchase model. All sales from January 1st 2016 have been made under the terms of this Scheme.

In line with the commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland, a review of the operation of the first 12 months of the current Scheme has been completed and a full report has been prepared setting out findings and recommendations. I hope to be in a position to publish the review shortly, following consideration of a number of implementation issues arising.

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