Dáil vote · 26 March 2025

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."

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The result

Carried

Tá (yes): 87
Níl (no): 70
Staon (abstain): 0

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.

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How each party voted

Party	Tá	Níl	Staon	No vote	Most voted
Fianna Fáil	45	–	–	3	Tá
Sinn Féin	–	36	–	3	Níl
Fine Gael	35	–	–	3	Tá
Independent	7	6	–	3	No whip
Labour Party	–	9	–	2	Níl
Social Democrats	–	7	–	3	Níl
Independent Ireland	–	4	–	–	Níl
People Before Profit-Solidarity	–	3	–	–

How every TD voted

Showing 174 of 174 TDs

Aengus Ó SnodaighSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
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Aidan FarrellySocial Democrats · Kildare North
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Aindrias MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
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Aisling DempseyFianna Fáil · Meath West
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Alan DillonFine Gael · Mayo
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Alan KellyLabour Party · Tipperary North
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Albert DolanFianna Fáil · Galway East
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Ann GravesSinn Féin · Dublin Fingal East
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Barry HeneghanIndependent · Dublin Bay North
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Barry WardFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
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Brendan SmithFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
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Brian BrennanFine Gael · Wicklow-Wexford
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Brian StanleyIndependent · Laois
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Carol NolanIndependent · Offaly
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Cathal CroweFianna Fáil · Clare
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Catherine ArdaghFianna Fáil · Dublin South-Central
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Catherine CallaghanFine Gael · Carlow-Kilkenny
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Catherine ConnollyIndependents 4 Change · Galway West
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Cathy BennettSinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
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Charles Ward100% RDR · Donegal
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Charlie McConalogueFianna Fáil · Donegal
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Christopher O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork South-West
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Cian O'CallaghanSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay North
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Ciarán AhernLabour Party · Dublin South-West
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Claire KerraneSinn Féin · Roscommon-Galway
No vote
Colm BrophyFine Gael · Dublin South-West
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Colm BurkeFine Gael · Cork North-Central
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Conor D. McGuinnessSinn Féin · Waterford
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Conor SheehanLabour Party · Limerick City
No vote
Cormac DevlinFianna Fáil · Dún Laoghaire
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Danny Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
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Dara CallearyFianna Fáil · Mayo
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Darragh O'BrienFianna Fáil · Dublin Fingal East
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Darren O'RourkeSinn Féin · Meath East
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David CullinaneSinn Féin · Waterford
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David MaxwellFine Gael · Cavan-Monaghan
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Denise MitchellSinn Féin · Dublin Bay North
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Dessie EllisSinn Féin · Dublin North-West
No vote
Donna McGettiganSinn Féin · Clare
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Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireSinn Féin · Cork South-Central
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Duncan SmithLabour Party · Dublin Fingal East
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Eamon ScanlonFianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim
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Edward TimminsFine Gael · Wicklow
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Emer CurrieFine Gael · Dublin West
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Emer HigginsFine Gael · Dublin Mid-West
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Eoghan KennyLabour Party · Cork North-Central
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Eoin HayesIndependent · Dublin Bay South
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Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
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Erin McGreehanFianna Fáil · Louth
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Fionntán Ó SúilleabháinSinn Féin · Wicklow-Wexford
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Frankie FeighanFine Gael · Sligo-Leitrim
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Gary GannonSocial Democrats · Dublin Central
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Ged NashLabour Party · Louth
No vote
George LawlorLabour Party · Wexford
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Gillian TooleIndependent · Meath East
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Grace BolandFine Gael · Dublin Fingal West
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Helen McEnteeFine Gael · Meath East
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Hildegarde NaughtonFine Gael · Galway West
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Holly CairnsSocial Democrats · Cork South-West
No vote
Ivana BacikLabour Party · Dublin Bay South
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Jack ChambersFianna Fáil · Dublin West
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James BrowneFianna Fáil · Wexford
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James GeogheganFine Gael · Dublin Bay South
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James LawlessFianna Fáil · Kildare North
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James O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Cork East
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Jen CumminsSocial Democrats · Dublin South-Central
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeillFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
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Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
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Jennifer WhitmoreSocial Democrats · Wicklow
No vote
Jerry ButtimerFine Gael · Cork South-Central
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Jim O'CallaghanFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay South
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Joanna ByrneSinn Féin · Louth
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Joe CooneyFine Gael · Clare
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Joe NevilleFine Gael · Kildare North
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John BradySinn Féin · Wicklow
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John ClendennenFine Gael · Offaly
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John ConnollyFianna Fáil · Galway West
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John CumminsFine Gael · Waterford
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John LahartFianna Fáil · Dublin South-West
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John McGuinnessFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
No vote
John Paul O'SheaFine Gael · Cork North-West
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Johnny GuirkeSinn Féin · Meath West
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Johnny MythenSinn Féin · Wexford
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Keira KeoghFine Gael · Mayo
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Ken O'FlynnIndependent Ireland · Cork North-Central
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Kevin Boxer MoranIndependent · Longford-Westmeath
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Kieran O'DonnellFine Gael · Limerick City
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Liam QuaideSocial Democrats · Cork East
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Louis O'HaraSinn Féin · Galway East
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Louise O'ReillySinn Féin · Dublin Fingal West
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Maeve O'ConnellFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
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Máire DevineSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
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Mairéad FarrellSinn Féin · Galway West
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Malcolm ByrneFianna Fáil · Wicklow-Wexford
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Marian HarkinIndependent · Sligo-Leitrim
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Marie SherlockLabour Party · Dublin Central
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Mark WallLabour Party · Kildare South
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Mark WardSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
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Martin DalyFianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway
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Martin HeydonFine Gael · Kildare South
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Martin KennySinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim
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Mary ButlerFianna Fáil · Waterford
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Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin · Dublin Central
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Matt CarthySinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
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Mattie McGrathIndependent · Tipperary South
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Maurice QuinlivanSinn Féin · Limerick City
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Michael CahillFianna Fáil · Kerry
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Michael CollinsIndependent Ireland · Cork South-West
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Michael FitzmauriceIndependent Ireland · Roscommon-Galway
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Michael Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
No vote
Michael LowryIndependent · Tipperary North
No vote
Michael MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
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Michael MurphyFine Gael · Tipperary South
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Micheál CarrigyFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
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Micheál MartinFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
No vote
Naoise Ó CearúilFianna Fáil · Kildare North
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Naoise Ó MuiríFine Gael · Dublin Bay North
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Natasha Newsome DrennanSinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny
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Neale RichmondFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
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Niall CollinsFianna Fáil · Limerick County
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Niamh SmythFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
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Noel GrealishIndependent · Galway West
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Noel McCarthyFine Gael · Cork East
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Norma FoleyFianna Fáil · Kerry
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Pa DalySinn Féin · Kerry
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Pádraig Mac LochlainnSinn Féin · Donegal
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Pádraig O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork North-Central
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Pádraig RiceSocial Democrats · Cork South-Central
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Paschal DonohoeFine Gael · Dublin Central
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Pat BuckleySinn Féin · Cork East
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Pat the Cope GallagherFianna Fáil · Donegal
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Patrick O'DonovanFine Gael · Limerick County
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Paul DonnellySinn Féin · Dublin West
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Paul LawlessAontú · Mayo
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Paul McAuliffeFianna Fáil · Dublin North-West
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Paul MurphyPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin South-West
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Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent · Dublin Mid-West
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Paula ButterlyFine Gael · Louth
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Peadar TóibínAontú · Meath West
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Pearse DohertySinn Féin · Donegal
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Peter 'Chap' CleereFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
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Peter BurkeFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
No vote
Peter RocheFine Gael · Galway East
No vote
Réada CroninSinn Féin · Kildare North
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Richard Boyd BarrettPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire
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Richard O'DonoghueIndependent Ireland · Limerick County
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Robert O'DonoghueLabour Party · Dublin Fingal West
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Robert TroyFianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath
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Roderic O'GormanGreen Party · Dublin West
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Rory HearneSocial Democrats · Dublin North-West
No vote
Rose Conway-WalshSinn Féin · Mayo
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Ruairí Ó MurchúSinn Féin · Louth
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Ruth CoppingerPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West
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Ryan O'MearaFianna Fáil · Tipperary North
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Seamus HealyIndependent · Tipperary South
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Séamus McGrathFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
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Seán CanneyIndependent · Galway East
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Seán CroweSinn Féin · Dublin South-West
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Sean FlemingFianna Fáil · Laois
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Seán Ó FearghaílFianna Fáil · Kildare South
No vote
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil · Dublin Mid-West
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Shay BrennanFianna Fáil · Dublin Rathdown
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Shónagh Ní RaghallaighSinn Féin · Kildare South
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Simon HarrisFine Gael · Wicklow
No vote
Sinéad GibneySocial Democrats · Dublin Rathdown
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Sorca ClarkeSinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Thomas ByrneFianna Fáil · Meath East
Tá
Thomas GouldSinn Féin · Cork North-Central
No vote
Timmy DooleyFianna Fáil · Clare
Tá
Tom BrabazonFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Tony McCormackFianna Fáil · Offaly
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Verona MurphyIndependent · Wexford
No vote
William AirdFine Gael · Laois
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Willie O'DeaFianna Fáil · Limerick City
Tá

The full text TDs voted on

This vote decided the motion as amended. Earlier in this debate amendment No. 1 replaced the original wording, so Tá supported the amendment's text below, not the original motion.

A motion can bundle several proposals together. Tá or Níl applies to the whole question put, so a TD may agree with one part and still vote against it because of another. Read the full wording, and the debate where TDs gave their reasons, before treating this vote as a position on any single point.

The motion as movedMoved by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin on Wednesday, 19 March 2025

That Dáil Éireann:
notes that:
— under significant pressure from the Opposition, the Government reopened the Social Housing Tenant in-Situ Scheme in 2022, and, following further pressure from the Opposition, provided much needed flexibility in the operation of the scheme in 2023;
— since April 2023, more than 2,500 households have been prevented from becoming homeless because of the scheme;
— 16,546 notices of termination were issued to private rental tenants last year, with more than half of those on the grounds of landlords intending to sell the property; and
— the number of people in Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage funded emergency homeless accommodation increased by 13 per cent in the last year to 15,286 people, including 4,603 children;
expresses concern that:
— the Social Housing Tenant in-Situ Scheme has been suspended since the end of last year, due to the failure of Government to agree the funding and targets for 2025, with hundreds of applications left pending without a decision due to lack of funding;
— there is a concerted effort by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reduce the funding for, and restrict the operation of, the scheme;
— Approved Housing Bodies are effectively excluded from the scheme, arising from an inability to access Capital Advance Leasing Facility funding for acquisitions; and
— the result of these factors is that greater numbers of people are being put at risk of homelessness, and landlords are disincentivised from engaging with the scheme; and
agrees that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage must:
— ensure that local authorities have the maximum level of funding to be able to operate the Social Housing Tenant in-Situ Scheme at the same level as 2024, and that the funding levels allocated for 2025 will be reviewed mid-year;
— provide local authorities with the maximum level of flexibility in the operation of the scheme, in line with its operation in 2023 and 2024;
— reject the new restrictions being proposed by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to the scheme, including:
— the strict requirement for a Notice of Termination and Residential Tenancies Board registration;
— the exclusion of reasonable refurbishment costs;
— the de-prioritisation of single people and couples without children; and
— the two-year rule, whereby the owner of the property must be in receipt of a social housing support payment for a period of two years; and
— provide local authorities with their capital allocations and targets for 2025 as a matter of urgency, to allow them to process all outstanding applications and reopen the scheme to new applications.

Amendment No. 1Decided in this voteMoved by Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:
notes that:
— increasing the overall housing supply is key to addressing the housing challenge and preventing and ultimately eliminating long-term homelessness, and the clear focus of Government must therefore remain on increasing the supply of new build social and affordable homes;
— notwithstanding, a targeted second-hand social housing acquisition programme has been and will continue to be an important policy response to priority needs such as tenancy sustainment, exits from homelessness, support for elderly and disabled persons and tackling vacancy;
— the Government formally introduced Tenant in-Situ acquisitions in 2023, as a temporary response to the reported uplift in sales by landlords of homes which were within the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) schemes in order to prevent potential homelessness where other solutions could not be found for the affected tenants;
— the Government extended such acquisitions into 2024, and now 2025, and has repeatedly increased the funding available over and above that set out in Housing for All; and
— the Residential Tenancies Board received 16,546 Notices of Termination in 2024, and this was down 13 per cent in 2023, 9,170 of these were issued as a result of landlord intent to sell the property, and this was down 20.7 per cent in 2023;
further notes that:
— the social housing Second Hand Acquisitions (SHA) programme or tenant in-situ acquisitions were not suspended, and the Programme for Government – Securing Ireland's Future commits to continuing Social Housing Tenant in-Situ acquisitions;
— the Government has agreed to continue the programme in 2025, with funding of €325 million being provided, and this funding will provide for the acquisition of second-hand homes for the following priority needs:
— Tenant in-Situ acquisitions;
— older persons and persons with a disability;
— exits from homeless services; and
— Buy and Renew acquisitions, which tackle vacancy;

Wording as published in the official Dáil record, unedited. Read the debate