Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm whether a house that was sale agreed under the tenant in situ scheme before the scheme expired can still complete the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Tenant in Situ Acquisitions were introduced by way of Government decision in 2023 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 such acquisitions into 2024 with approval granted for 1,300 Tenant in Situ acquisitions in addition to the 200 priority acquisitions target for 2024 contained in Housing for All.

Tenant in Situ acquisitions have been an important measure in the prevention of homelessness since its introduction in 2023. Government has therefore agreed to continue such acquisitions in 2025. Local authorities will be able to progress acquisitions initiated in 2024 that fall within the approved parameters.

My Department has notified local authorities on the extension of the programme into 2025 and a circular setting out the arrangements will issue shortly. Arrangements for acquisitions initiated in 2024 and not yet complete will be clearly set out in the circular.

Tenant in situ acquisitions continue to be supported and prioritised where other solutions cannot be found for the affected tenants. The arrangements for 2025 will ensure a more targeted and focused acquisitions programme.