Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To give an update on purchase for tenants in situ, we have more than 700 properties now. The number is increasing every day. I gave a commitment at the select committee last week that we are breaking up those data between homes. We had a target of 200 homes to purchase this year. We have well exceeded that. Most of the number above that is purchased with tenants in situ. I will gladly share that information with Deputies when we have collated it. I have been clear with local authorities and there is no issue whatsoever with funding. That function is now delegated directly to them and we are seeing more homes coming in every day.

As regards modular builds, we will be dealing with that next week in the context of the emergency measures I will be bringing forward in respect of social housing provision, increasing it above our target and focusing very much on modern methods of construction. We will be looking at lands we can bring forward, particularly with the land activation fund I brought forward to remove legacy debt on local authorities should they bring lands forward for use and begin development next year. Those are measures that will further accelerate the delivery of social housing.

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