Written answers

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties that have been successfully purchased by local authorities through the local authority mortgage-to-rent scheme, by local authority, in tabular form. [40848/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme was piloted in Dublin City Council and Westmeath County Council in 2013 and rolled out nationally in February 2014. The table below sets out the number of local authority claims for related house purchases processed by my Department to date.

Local Authority Number of purchases under

Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme
Carlow County Council 2
Cavan County Council 3
Clare County Council 1
Cork City Council 0
Cork County Council 0
Donegal County Council 3
Dublin City Council 69
Fingal County Council 0
South Dublin County Council 0
D.L.R. County Council 0
Galway City Council 0
Galway County Council 0
Kerry County Council 0
Kildare County Council 3
Kilkenny County Council 1
Laois County Council 4
Leitrim County Council 0
Limerick City & County Council 0
Longford County Council 0
Louth County Council 2
Mayo County Council 1
Meath County Council 0
Monaghan County Council 0
Offaly County Council 0
Roscommon County Council 1
Sligo County Council 0
Tipperary County Council 1
Waterford City & County Council 0
Westmeath County Council 35
Wexford County Council 1
Wicklow County Council 0
Total 127

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties which have been successfully purchased through the mortgage-to-rent scheme, ABH and LAMTRs, since 1 July 2015, by county, in tabular form. [40849/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The figures presented in the table below in relation to the Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme represent the number of recoupment claims local authorities have made in respect of properties purchased under the scheme since 1 July 2015. Some purchases may have been completed prior to that date. In relation to the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent scheme, the figures below represent individual cases that have been approved under the Scheme since 1 July.

Local authority Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent Scheme Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme
Carlow County Council 1 0
Cavan County Council 0 1
Clare County Council 1 0
Cork City Council 0 0
Cork County Council 0 0
Donegal County Council 0 0
Dublin City Council 5 27
Fingal County Council 1 0
South Dublin County Council 0 0
D.L.R. County Council 0 0
Galway City Council 0 0
Galway County Council 0 0
Kerry County Council 0 0
Kildare County Council 0 2
Kilkenny County Council 1 0
Laois County Council 0 2
Leitrim County Council 0 0
Limerick City & County Council 0 0
Longford County Council 0 0
Louth County Council 1 1
Mayo County Council 0 1
Meath County Council 3 0
Monaghan County Council 0 0
Offaly County Council 0 0
Roscommon County Council 0 0
Sligo County Council 0 0
Tipperary County Council 1 1
Waterford City & County Council 0 0
Westmeath County Council 0 4
Wexford County Council 0 0
Wicklow County Council 0 0
Total 14 39

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.