Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will issue for 2025 to the local authorities for the tenant-in-situ scheme. [9342/25]

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to further extend the tenant-in-situ scheme into 2025. [9529/25]

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that local authorities that have not received their 2025 social acquisition from his Department cannot proceed with the tenant-in-situ scheme; when the 2025 acquisition will be provided to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 442, 444 and 448 together.

The Tenant in Situ Acquisitions Programme was introduced by way of Government decision in 2023. It was originally intended as a short term response to the reported uplift in sales by landlords of homes which were within the HAP and RAS schemes in order to prevent potential homelessness where other solutions could not be found for the affected tenants.

A further Government decision extended the programme into 2024.

It is a matter for individual local authorities to identify suitable acquisitions in line with local circumstances and their social housing allocations policy. Local authorities take appropriate steps to ensure that their first response will be to support households to prevent homelessness in cases where tenants have been served with a notice of termination by their landlord. A local authority will assess the options available in each case and decide the appropriate action.

A decision on a tenant in situ programme for 2025 was made by Government today. My Department will notify specific details to local authorities shortly.