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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 24

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the number of privately owned properties leased to SDCC for social housing under 25-year leases, and whether the council has considered purchasing these properties at the end of the lease rather than relocating tenants.

REPLY:

SDCC currently has 320 privately owned properties; these are on 25-year lease agreements. Any proposal to introduce a scheme to purchase multiple privately leased properties at the end of a long-term lease would require specific policy direction and approval from the Department of Housing, Local Governement and Heritage. At present, no such directive has been issued.

Should national policy change in this regard, we would implement any revised guidance accordingly.