I should have mentioned too -- because the identical sale dates make block purchases stand out, it's possible to analyse the PPR to find them. Some of the data is not in very good nick, but I did a rough analysis some time ago. If memory serves me right, the amount bought up in block purchases of residential property since 2013 runs to something north of 2.5 billion euro worth, and that's probably an underestimate. It gives you a vague idea how much has been sold off to vulture funds at the ultimate expense of domestic taxpayers who couldn't avail of the knockdown prices.
After these properties have been milked for exorbitant rental income for a few years they will eventually be sold back to the locals to make further vast profits, and quite likely set the scene for our next property bust. I don't think we've yet realised the half of what is still stored up for us from the last crash, the bailouts, and NAMA.