1880. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the money spent, and number of second-hand properties bought, by local authorities and approved housing bodies, between 2019 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62513/26]

1881. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the money drawn down by local authorities and approved housing bodies from the 2026 social housing second-hand acquisitions programme to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62512/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1880 and 1881 together.

My Department’s Social Housing Second-Hand Acquisitions Programme has provided the primary source of funding to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies for the purchase of second-hand properties to support social housing qualified households in the most precarious housing situations. To this end, the programme has typically supported acquisitions to –

• exit households from emergency homeless accommodation into permanent housing;

• provide urgent responses for persons with a disability, older persons and care leavers;

• help sustain tenancies e.g. via tenant in situ purchases; and

• tackle vacancy via Buy and Renew.

The quantum of properties purchased by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies from 2019 to date in 2026, and the annual amounts recouped to them over that period, are set out in the table.

The amounts expended in any given year include a mix of acquisition and refurbishment costs. Notably, acquisition and refurbishment costs are not necessarily draw down by local authorities in the year an acquisition or works complete. Indeed, acquisition and refurbishment costs for an individual property may be drawn down by local authorities in different years.