Under Actions 1.1, 2.5 and 5.6 of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Agency is actively engaged with banks and investment companies in relation to its acquisitions programme. An Acquisitions Fund of €70 m, which is a revolving fund, has been established with the objective of acquiring some 1,600 homes over the period to 2020 for social housing use.
The following table sets out the number of homes acquired and under Caretaker Lease and the average costs per county per annum since 2017.
Local Authority
|
Number of Homes
|
Average Purchase Price
|
Total to Date
|
|
|
|
|
Carlow
|
|
|
|
2018
|
1
|
€135,000
|
|
2019
|
5
|
€161,120
|
|
Total
|
6
|
€156,767
|
€940,600
|
|
|
|
|
Cavan
|
|
|
|
2018
|
4
|
€106,813
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€125,000
|
|
Total
|
5
|
€110,450
|
€552,250
|
|
|
|
|
Clare
|
|
|
|
2018
|
4
|
€112,500
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€170,000
|
|
Total
|
5
|
€124,000
|
€620,000
|
|
|
|
|
Cork CITY
|
|
|
|
2018
|
7
|
€185,971
|
|
Total
|
7
|
€185,971
|
€1,301,800
|
|
|
|
|
Cork COUNTY
|
|
|
|
2018
|
32
|
€175,816
|
|
2019
|
8
|
€276,950
|
|
Total
|
40
|
€196,043
|
€7,841,700
|
|
|
|
|
Donegal
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€85,000
|
|
2018
|
7
|
€82,000
|
|
Total
|
8
|
€82,375
|
€659,000
|
|
|
|
|
Dublin City
|
|
|
|
2017
|
5
|
€252,600
|
|
2018
|
97
|
€257,259
|
|
2019
|
5
|
€366,468
|
|
Total
|
107
|
€262,145
|
€28,049,473
|
|
|
|
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
|
|
|
2018
|
8
|
€272,938
|
|
2019
|
2
|
€263,500
|
|
Total
|
10
|
€271,050
|
€2,710,500
|
|
|
|
|
Fingal
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€165,000
|
|
2018
|
79
|
€199,849
|
|
2019
|
2
|
€300,000
|
|
Total
|
82
|
€201,866
|
€16,553,050
|
|
|
|
|
Galway CITY
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€131,000
|
|
2018
|
4
|
€242,500
|
|
Total
|
5
|
€220,200
|
€1,101,000
|
|
|
|
|
Galway COUNTY
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€120,000
|
|
2018
|
17
|
€162,794
|
|
Total
|
18
|
€160,417
|
€2,887,500
|
|
|
|
|
Kerry
|
|
|
|
2017
|
9
|
€190,000
|
|
2018
|
4
|
€105,750
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€185,000
|
|
Total
|
14
|
€165,571
|
€2,318,000
|
|
|
|
|
Kildare
|
|
|
|
2017
|
7
|
€272,500
|
|
2018
|
36
|
€204,729
|
|
2019
|
5
|
€186,800
|
|
Total
|
48
|
€212,745
|
€10,211,750
|
|
|
|
|
Kilkenny
|
|
|
|
2018
|
5
|
€120,700
|
|
Total
|
5
|
€120,700
|
€603,500
|
|
|
|
|
Laois
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€165,000
|
|
2018
|
19
|
€149,579
|
|
Total
|
20
|
€150,350
|
€3,007,000
|
|
|
|
|
Leitrim
|
|
|
|
2018
|
3
|
€86,667
|
|
Total
|
3
|
€86,667
|
€260,000
|
|
|
|
|
Limerick
|
|
|
|
2018
|
9
|
€144,000
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€175,000
|
|
Total
|
10
|
€147,100
|
€1,471,000
|
|
|
|
|
Longford
|
|
|
|
2018
|
3
|
€119,000
|
|
Total
|
3
|
€119,000
|
€357,000
|
|
|
|
|
Louth
|
|
|
|
2018
|
7
|
€159,429
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€180,000
|
|
Total
|
8
|
€162,000
|
€1,296,000
|
|
|
|
|
Mayo
|
|
|
|
2018
|
2
|
€125,000
|
|
Total
|
2
|
€125,000
|
€250,000
|
|
|
|
|
Meath
|
|
|
|
2017
|
3
|
€168,333
|
|
2018
|
14
|
€179,071
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€250,000
|
|
Total
|
18
|
€181,222
|
€3,262,000
|
|
|
|
|
Monaghan
|
|
|
|
2018
|
3
|
€133,333
|
|
Total
|
3
|
€133,333
|
€400,000
|
|
|
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
|
2018
|
8
|
€127,500
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€80,000
|
|
Total
|
9
|
€122,222
|
€1,100,000
|
|
|
|
|
Roscommon
|
|
|
|
2018
|
1
|
€115,000
|
|
Total
|
1
|
€115,000
|
€115,000
|
|
|
|
|
Sligo
|
|
|
|
2018
|
1
|
€110,000
|
|
Total
|
1
|
€110,000
|
€110,000
|
|
|
|
|
South Dublin
|
|
|
|
2017
|
5
|
€190,000
|
|
2018
|
36
|
€202,083
|
|
2019
|
5
|
€246,400
|
|
Total
|
46
|
€205,587
|
€9,457,000
|
|
|
|
|
Tipperary
|
|
|
|
2018
|
29
|
€107,082
|
|
Total
|
29
|
€107,082
|
€3,105,375
|
|
|
|
|
Waterford
|
|
|
|
2018
|
14
|
€126,714
|
|
Total
|
14
|
€126,714
|
€1,774,000
|
|
|
|
|
Westmeath
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€95,000
|
|
2018
|
7
|
€150,436
|
|
2019
|
1
|
€178,000
|
|
Total
|
9
|
€147,339
|
€1,326,050
|
|
|
|
|
Wexford
|
|
|
|
2017
|
1
|
€60,000
|
|
2018
|
11
|
€116,909
|
|
Total
|
12
|
€112,167
|
€1,346,000
|
|
|
|
|
Wicklow
|
|
|
|
2018
|
9
|
€267,019
|
|
Total
|
9
|
€267,019
|
€2,403,170
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
557
|
€192,800
|
€107,389,718
|