Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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1408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be made available to local authorities to assist in the purchase of additional four to five-bed larger family homes needed, that are not currently in the housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40963/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has made €325 million available to our local authorities for their overall social housing second-hand acquisitions activity in 2025, with each local authority receiving an individual allocation.

Local authorities have Delegated Sanction to purchase second hand acquisitions for the following priorities categories only:

• Tenancy Sustainment - Tenant in Situ (TiS) for HAP and RAS tenancies.
• Exits from homeless services.
• People with a disability and older persons requiring urgent housing responses.
• Buy and Renew (B&R) acquisitions which tackle vacancy.