Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Two weeks ago, when we raised the question of legislation to control management companies in apartments and housing estates, the Taoiseach said "I am informed that one piece of legislation will not be sufficient to cover all the areas. It will just cover a number of them and work is ongoing on the Bill". The Bill to which he referred is the property services regulatory authority Bill. Will the Tánaiste clarify the position for us? It is a full 18 months since Deputy Catherine Murphy and I raised this crux whereby apartment owners and householders are stuck in these situations with management companies. When will the Government come forward with comprehensive legislation that is required to protect apartment owners and extricate householders who were needlessly forced into management contracts?

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