Catherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The tenant in situ scheme funding allocation to Dublin City Council in 2025 was reduced to €95 million, a significant decrease on last year. Coupled with the new exclusions that a property cannot be in need of refurbishment and has to have been in HAP or RAS for the past two years, this has limited the council's ability to work. There are currently more than 100 tenants with applications pending a decision from the council on whether it will go ahead with the purchase, leaving many families in this city at risk of homelessness. Given that Dublin City Council already has the burden of nearly 70% of the national homelessness figure, I ask the Taoiseach to reconsider the funding and operational restrictions on the tenant in situ scheme. Providing adequate resources and flexibility to Dublin City Council is essential to continue protecting vulnerable tenants and preventing homelessness in our city.

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