Housing Schemes
Seanad Éireann — 2025-11-06
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Christopher O'Sullivan (FF), Cork South-West

I will do so. I know the Minister works closely with the different local authorities and county CEOs and meets them regularly. I am sure that challenge will be brought to his attention. As is constantly stated, the key objective is housing delivery. The homeless figures are unacceptable. We need to tackle homelessness and the way to do so is through supply. Some key measures have been introduced already, including incentives for apartment building and this week's announcement regarding developer-led infrastructure for wastewater. On their own, these measures will not solve the housing crisis, but together we should start to see an increase in supply, which is the key objective here. Tenant in situ, even though it is not called tenant in situ and is under the acquisitions scheme, remains a key part of that. If local authorities are under pressure from an administrative point of view, we will certainly not ignore it. I reiterate that the key focus has to be on the purchase of as many houses as possible.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-06