94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he continues to investigate the manner whereby houses continue to be snapped up by investors, thus narrowing the market for first-time buyers and those in need of affordable houses/local authority houses; the degree to which he continues to monitor the number of people still on local authority waiting lists having paid rent to investors, in many cases for more than twenty years, and who now find themselves unable to borrow by themselves and who do not qualify for local authority housing; if an urgent assessment of such cases can be undertaken without delay with a view to resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/24]

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94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he continues to investigate the manner whereby houses continue to be snapped up by investors, thus narrowing the market for first-time buyers and those in need of affordable houses/local authority houses; the degree to which he continues to monitor the number of people still on local authority waiting lists having paid rent to investors, in many cases for more than twenty years, and who now find themselves unable to borrow by themselves and who do not qualify for local authority housing; if an urgent assessment of such cases can be undertaken without delay with a view to resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/24]

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