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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 10, 2017

QUESTION NO.17

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if provision has been made in the Council's 2017 budget to purchase houses in private estates for allocations for those on the housing list.

REPLY:

The national Housing Acquisition programme has been ceased except for the Housing Agency Rolling Acquisition programme mainly from financial institutions. Where however it can be agreed with the Department on occasions that exceptional value for money can be attained approval may be given to purchase. The Council continuously seeks out such value. The Minister launched recently a national pilot roll out of the Repair and Lease Initiative and the Council is actively seeking properties with Approved Housing Bodies that meet the criteria for this scheme. It should be noted that the capital funding priority in 2017 is on the construction programme, specifically the delivery of Rapid Build units.