Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for housing support under the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; if he will provide an update on the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54078/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ (CRTiS) scheme was introduced on 1 April 2023 for tenants in private rental homes who are not in receipt of social housing supports but are at risk of homelessness because a landlord has served a valid Notice of Termination due to an intention to sell the property.

The Local Authority conducts the initial assessment for eligibility of the tenant for this scheme and refers potential cases to the Housing Agency, which is responsible for administering and managing the scheme on behalf of my Department, pending further policy development over the longer term.

It is a matter for individual local authorities to identify suitable acquisitions in line with local circumstances.  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.

My Department is not involved in decisions on individual cases.  Any request on the status of the case should be directed to the relevant Local Authority.