Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to permitting the sale of properties to local authority tenants under the tenant purchase scheme 2016 (details supplied). [2803/19]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, were designed to better facilitate the development of mixed tenure sustainable communities. Part V homes are specifically excluded from the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 to ensure that homes delivered under this mechanism will remain available for people in need of social housing support and that the original policy goals of the legislation are not eroded over time. The continued development of mixed tenure communities remains important in promoting social integration.

In line with the commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland a review of the first 12 months of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 operation has been completed and a full report has been prepared setting out findings and recommendations.

I hope to be in a position to publish the review shortly, following completion of consideration of a number of implementation issues arising.