Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. Under Housing for All, each Department and agency, including the HSE, was requested to examine its existing portfolio of properties and to place them on the market if they were not suitable for their purposes and may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation.

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My Department chairs the State lands and property subgroup, which reports to the public service delivery group under Housing for All to monitor progress being made on this action by the HSE and other agencies. We have seen a reduction, albeit an insufficient one, in the number of disused properties held by the HSE. There are currently 26 sites of ongoing interest to local authorities, and they are ready to progress to the next stage of investigation and determination.

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