Local Authority Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 June 2005

Wednesday, 1 June 2005

Questions (250)

Michael Ring

Question:

258 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that a person who has been a tenant and is now the owner of a council house for over 30 years has been informed that the Council will not give consent to sell a house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/05]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

My Department has no function in the application in individual cases of section 90(12)(a) of the Housing Act 1966, which sets out the grounds on which a housing authority may refuse to consent to the re-sale of tenant purchase local authority dwellings.