Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I am trying to answer the question. Some management companies can be quite good and effective but many of them are not and are quite difficult.

This is not a Government policy. Local authorities have the powers to deal with these issues. It is not controlled or directed by central Government. If local authorities want to act in a different way or impose restrictions they can do so when issuing planning permission. A valid argument exists on whether legislation should govern management companies because many of them——

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