Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
International Protection
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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684. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the details of the 37 properties purchased by his Department to house IPAS applicants; the type of property; the size of property; the county within which each property is located; the cost of each property and the former use of each property; whether the properties were purchased on the open market or through private deals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54768/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The overall cost of the thirty-seven properties purchased to date is €9.2m. Due to commercially sensitivities it would not be possible to provide the exact cost of each property.
| Type of Property | Number |
|---|---|
| One Bed Apartment | 1 |
| Two Bed Apartment | 5 |
| Two Bed House | 4 |
| Three Bed House | 20 |
| Four Bed House | 5 |
| 10 Bed | 1 |
| 12 Bed | 1 |
| Total | 37 |
All properties were purchased on the open market and in all cases before proceeding with the purchase of a property we ensured they were no sitting tenants or if we were competing against first time buyers.
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