Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Fine Gael and Labour are responsible for these issues by and large because they do nothing about them.

An argument can be made for introducing legislation on management companies. The fact that no legislation governs them arose as an issue in Dublin Corporation. Legislation should be in place.

Some charges fall within the management companies' service charges and that is a different issue. The point made by Deputy Joe Higgins is that some management companies operate effectively and others do not. They impose a large charge——

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