Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2009
408 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to confer greater responsibility and autonomy on residents in respect of management fees; the nature of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/09]
View answerMy Department has no function in relation to the running of property management companies in general, or the issue of management charges in particular. Property management companies, comprising the owners of dwellings, are generally constituted under the Companies Acts and are required to operate in compliance with company law, which comes under the area of responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Management charges are primarily a matter for individual management companies and my Department does not have a role in this or other aspects of company governance.
The Government has recently approved, the drafting of the general scheme of the Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009, this will address a range of matters arising from the Law Reform Commission's report of June 2008, other than planning issues which I will deal with in the forthcoming Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill.
