Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
494. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 142 and 143 of 12 December 2013, when Chapter 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 will be commenced. [1010/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraCommencement of Chapter 4 of the 2009 Act is dependent on the new local authority rent charging provisions of section 31 of the 2009 Act coming into operation. The elected members of each local authority are required to make a rent scheme under section 31 before the rent charging provisions of the enactment can be commenced. I intend shortly to bring the rent scheme provisions of section 31 into operation and to prescribe the date by which each housing authority must make its first rent scheme. I will bring the rent-charging provisions of section 31 into force in early-2015 when all authorities have made their rent schemes, following which consideration can be given to bringing Chapter 4 of the 2009 Act into force, having regard to progress on the phased introduction of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme.
