Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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792. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of housing units delivered under the affordable purchase scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1609/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Affordability and the chance to own a home is at the heart of the Government’s housing policy.

A strong pipeline of affordable purchase housing opportunities is now in place, and under continuous development, across all partners and delivery streams, including local authorities, the Land Development Agency and the First Home Scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.

Statistical reports detailing affordable housing delivery within each local authority area by all delivery partners during 2022, 2023 and for the first three quarters of 2024 are available on my Department's website at the following link - www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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793. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons who availed of the first home scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1610/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The First Home Scheme, which launched in July 2022, is a shared equity scheme designed to help bridge the gap between a purchaser’s deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home, for eligible first-time buyers, Fresh Start applicants and those who wish to build their first home, within regional price ceilings.

The First Home Scheme Designated Activity Company is responsible for the operation and management of the First Home Scheme on behalf of its shareholders - the State, Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB and, as such, is responsible for First Home Scheme reporting.

Quarterly and annual updates are made available on the First Home Scheme website. The most recent report, that of Q4 2024, is available at the following link: www.firsthomescheme.ie/about-the-company/quarterly-updates/.

Furthermore, the First Home 2023 and 2022 Annual Reports, including information in relation to the number of homes in each local authority area supported under the scheme, is available at the following link: www.firsthomescheme.ie/about-the-company/annual-reports/

My Department also publishes quarterly data on overall affordable housing provision, with the delivery figures for First Home broken down by Local Authority area to Q3 2024, available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery.

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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794. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons who have applied for the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1611/25]

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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795. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1612/25]

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of rejected applications for the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1613/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (LAPR) came into effect on 22 July 2024. The LAPR is an expansion of the Local Authority Home Loan, and supports the purchase and/or renovation of vacant or derelict homes which are eligible for the existing Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant.

The LAPR is for creditworthy first-time buyers and fresh start applicants who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase and/or renovate a vacant or derelict property. The introduction of the LAPR loan supports the Government's policy of bringing vacant or derelict homes back into use. Eligibility for the loan is subject to applicants meeting existing local authority mortgage eligibility criteria, as well as the renovation project meeting the scheme's lending criteria. Further information on the scheme is available on the dedicated website www.purchaseandrenovationloan.ie.

Information on LAPR drawdowns will be compiled as part of the normal local authority quarterly reporting process. As the scheme only commenced in Q3 2024, information is not yet available on drawdowns or applications.