Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated to and expended by Monaghan County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24880/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The main emphasis of the Government remains on constructing new homes and that unquestionably, is the correct approach, however I am pleased that the Government is providing continuing and substantial financial support to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need, including tenants-in-situ who have been in receipt of supports under HAP or RAS and who had received a Notice of Termination.

I have made €2 million available to Monaghan County Council for their social housing second-hand acquisitions activity in 2025 and asked that they prioritise tenant-in-situ acquisitions, but have also allowed for other priority categories such as properties that allow persons/families to exit homelessness; one-bedroom properties to deliver on Housing First targets; specific housing required for people with a disability or the elderly and vacant properties under the Buy & Renew scheme.

In 2023, Monaghan County Council expended €3,359,204 on Tenant in Situ Acquisitions. In 2024, that figure was €696,326.