Minister for Housing needs to 'wake up' and reinstate key homeless scheme, says Councillor

The Minister for Housing needs to "wake up" and reinstate a key scheme for tenants to stop more people becoming homeless in Dublin . That's according to Sinn Fein Councillor Daithi Doolan, after Dublin City Council unanimously supported a motion demanding that Minister James Browne reinstates the Tenant in Situ Scheme in full. The motion, proposed by Sinn Fein, was passed without hassle at a Council meeting last night.

The scheme allows Local Authorities to buy properties where tenants are facing eviction when the landlord is selling the property. And it was confirmed last week that Dublin City Council will receive €22 million less in funding this year for the scheme than it did in 2024. Cllr Doolan, who represents Ballyfermot-Drimnagh, said the Council "spoke in a loud, clear and united voice" in passing the motion.



He added: “This scheme was an effective homeless prevention tool. Last year alone, it saved 350 households from homelessness in Dublin. “The Minister’s response was to strangle it and make it unworkable.

In a callous move he has slashed the funding by €22m and imposed criteria that will make hundreds of people homeless this year. “His mean-hearted cuts will ensure that Dublin City Council runs out of money and will no longer be in a position to buy properties under the scheme. This is unacceptable and we will not accept it.

“The support tonight was from all parties, including from government party councillors. This is hugely significant. “Minister Browne needs to wake up to the homeless crisis and work with us and not against us.

He must immediately reinstate the Tenant In Situ Scheme.” Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content.

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