Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of properties in each town, village and rural area within each local authority area approved under the repair and lease scheme and the buy and renew scheme, respectively since inception in tabular form; if he will review the housing demand test which is excluding eligible properties in view of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44364/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Data on the Repair and Leasing Scheme, including the number of applications received, as well as the number of units delivered, in respect of all local authorities is published at gov.ie - Overall social housing provision (www.gov.ie) Local authorities determine eligibility for the scheme by taking account of local housing need, the suitability of dwellings, sustainable communities’ considerations and value for money.

Since the Buy and Renew Scheme was introduced, local authorities have purchased over 750 homes to be refurbished for social housing use. A breakdown for each local authority is set out in tabular format below. Precise details on the location of properties in each town, village and rural area within each local authority area will be available from the relevant local authority.

Local authorities use social housing construction programmes to tackle multi-unit dereliction and details of activity in this area are set out in the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which is published by my Department on a quarterly basis. The most recent publication was for Quarter 1 2022 and is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/6912a-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q1-2022/. The CSR provides details of social housing developments that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of the design and tender processes.