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

The targets that were set were baseline targets. Like last year, I would like our local authorities to exceed those targets. It is difficult to get an average processing time because we are dependent on conveyancing, in particular, how that works out, and how smoothly it works. I find with most that once the property has gone sale agreed, it secures the tenancy in the main. We have come across issues. At the start of the scheme, we had transboundary issues, where a tenant might be on another local authority list. That has been resolved. The issue of under-occupation and over-occupation has also been dealt with. I have said to local authorities to acquire the properties. If they are too large for a household or family, they can be reallocated in future. From my perspective, the scheme has been very important as we continue to increase the delivery of social housing throughout the country. Social housing delivery in Cork city and county has been very impressive, as has affordable housing delivery. This is a very important weapon in our armoury for families to secure those homes as their permanent homes and to secure those tenancies.

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