Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the €265,000,000 approved for housing acquisitions in 2025; the amount approved for 2023 and 2024 in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is providing continuing and substantial financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of social housing need including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who had received a Notice of Termination. The other priority categories for second-hand acquisitions are properties that allow persons/families to exit homelessness; one-bedroom properties to deliver on Housing First targets; and specific housing required for people with a disability or other particular priority needs including older people. Following on from funding in 2023 and 2024, a total of €325 million has been provided for all 31 local authorities for this purpose in 2025, of which Laois County Council has been allocated funding of €3 million.

My Department did not issue funding allocations to local authorities for second-hand acquisitions for 2023 and 2024, rather each local authority was provided with an initial allocation for the number of acquisitions to be supported. I understand that Laois County Council had an initial allocation of 10 acquisitions for 2023 but ultimately undertook 30. In 2024 their initial allocation was 15 and the final figure for completed transactions in that year is currently being finalised and will be published shortly. Data on social and affordable housing up to Quarter 3 of 2024, including completed acquisitions, is on my Department’s website at the following link: .