Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
643. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant units in REITs at any given time; and the strategy that is being considered to ensure that given the housing and homelessness crisis that all purpose-built rental homes, houses or apartments are occupied. [43665/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not have access to data on the number of vacant units in Real Estate Investment Trusts.
My Department is currently reviewing opportunities to harness vacancy data. This will include working with the Vacant Homes Officer in each local authority to assess and monitor vacancy data locally, including potentially through field based surveys. This will add to the recent data provided through the preliminary analysis of the Local Property Tax (LPT) 2022 and Census 2022 data on vacancy in informing policy and scheme development to address vacancy.
