Willie Penrose
Question:289 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the Government commitment in relation to ground rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20645/04]
View answerWednesday, 7 July 2004
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The position is that the Government legislation programme, which was published on 26 April 2004, makes provision for a Bill to abolish ground rents.
As I have stated previously in relation to this matter, publication of the Bill is subject to the resolution of possible constitutional and practical difficulties. The constitutional difficulties are related to the respective rights of ground rent tenants and landlords, while the practical difficulties concern land law generally and more particularly the land registration system.