Anti-Social Behaviour

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Questions (516)

Eric J. Byrne

Question:

516. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on recent reports regarding the inadequacies of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, specifically Part 2 in relation to seeking disciplinary actions against local authority tenants who are engaged in anti-social behaviour; if he will enact the necessary statutory instruments to bring Part 2 of the 2014 Act into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45973/14]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The media reports referred to in the question underscore the need for the measures included in Part 2 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, which I set out in reply to Question No. 524 of 18 November 2014. The Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, which was published last week, indicated that Part 2 of the 2014 Act will be brought into operation in the first quarter of 2015.

Question No. 517 answered with Question No. 513.