Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008
498 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be published; if it will provide for the tenant purchase of local authority flats and maisonettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32348/08]
View answerThe Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008, which was presented to the Seanad on 23 July 2008, did not include provision for the tenant purchase of local authority apartments as it was not possible to resolve the complex issues involved in time for publication. Work is continuing to resolve the outstanding issues with a view to finalising proposals for a viable sales scheme in time for consideration during the passage of the Bill through the Oireachtas.
