Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2023
336. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 10 November 2021, the number of local authorities that have ceased tenancies with tenants due to anti-social behaviour, by type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4187/23]
View answer337. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 10 November 2021, the number of local authority tenancies that have been terminated, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4188/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together.
As part of their day-to-day management of the social housing system, local authorities are responsible for taking appropriate measures to counter anti-social behaviour. Local authorities are empowered under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 to apply to apply to the District Court to terminate a tenancy and recover possession of their dwellings from households in serious breach of their tenancy agreements, including engaging in anti-social behaviour.
Data on the numbers of possession applications granted is available from each individual local authority.
