COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

 

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 11, 2019

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

Can the Chief Executive update on the current approach to housing acquisitions and how many units have been purchased directly by the Council each year since 2014?

REPLY:

Under the Rebuilding Ireland policy, delivery of housing by Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies is classified under build, acquisition and leasing categories.

The "Acquisition" category covers single dwelling acquisitions, i.e. the purchase of existing, second-hand homes.

This Council's main housing supply focus is in progressing our direct build programme as well as developing projects and proposals for housing delivery on the larger sites in our ownership.  This approach is supplemented by ongoing examination of other supply options including opportunities to purchase existing second-hand homes in the County that meet housing needs in terms of home size and location as well as value for money.

A total of 149 second-hand homes have been acquired by the Council between 2014 and 2018 as follows:

Year	No. of Single Dwelling Acquisitions
2014	0
2015	27
2016	63
2017	40
2018	19
Total	149

It should be noted that the purchase of newly built homes either directly or through Part V agreements are included in the "Build" category and therefore are not included in the “Acquisition” figures above.