asked the Minister for the Environment if he will permit local authorities to put vacant local authority houses on offer to Irish emigrants who are resident abroad and who wish to return and reside permanently in this country.
Written Answers. - Accommodation for Returning Emigrants.
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The letting of a local authority house is a matter for the housing authority concerned within the terms of its approved scheme of letting priorities. Irish emigrants who are resident abroad and who wish to return and reside permanently in this country may be considered for housing accommodation by housing authorities on the foregoing basis.