Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/CollinsInvestment and vulture funds bulk purchased 293 homes last year compared to a high of 675 in 2023, according to figures from the Revenue Commissioners. In 2023, the number of homes purchased in bulk was 675, which fell to 396 in 2024. They are now selling more homes in Ireland than they are buying.”But Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty accused Harris of “allowing vulture funds to buy up family homes” despite promising he was going to end the practice. He said the Government is “sitting by and allowing vulture funds to buy up family homes, a practice you promised over and over again that you would end”. He said “vulture funds pay no tax on the rental income.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2026 16:31 UTC