Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take the opportunity to put on the record my acknowledgement and recognition of, and appreciation for, what is happening in my county, led by our acting chief executive, Mr. Colm Ward, who came from a housing background. That is probably why we have such a focus on housing and the tenant in situscheme. There is also such a focus from Ms Elaine Leech and her entire team. South Dublin County Council has had 409 expressions of interest, 95 of which have proceeded to sale agreed or purchase, and another 200 of which are at the stage of valuation, negotiation or due diligence. That adds up to approximately 300. If they come good, we look to be on track to double the baseline target currently set for South Dublin County Council. What is the situation in local authorities throughout the country? Have they met their baseline targets? What percentage of local authorities have at this stage met that baseline? How many have not done so?

I wish to flag some issues. There are issues in respect of the length of time it is taking and communication, as we have spoken about. Some tenants may be on the Dublin City Council housing list but in the South Dublin County Council area. We do not have visibility on those figures. The Minister has already explained. I am asking about occasions where tenants are in a different local authority area. The Minister dealt with the issues about underoccupancy and overoccupancy, which is great. Will the Minister give an update on the cost rental tenant in situscheme? I am asking about the baseline figures throughout the country and the cost-rental scheme.