Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The tenant in situpurchase scheme could be in serious trouble if recent examples are anything to go by. We have had Tathony House where, despite repeated requests from Dublin City Council to buy the property to prevent evictions, the owner has simply ignored the council. I highlighted an eviction last Friday that actually took place because a receiver refused requests from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to buy a property to prevent an eviction. There are other examples. We need emergency measures by the Government to ensure that local authorities and approved housing bodies have first refusal in these situations.

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