Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

There are three different aspects to this, namely, the property services Bill to which I already referred, which is due; there is also a company law aspect to the matter which comes under the remit of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin; and there is an environmental aspect. The Ministers have been working in co-operation to co-ordinate the matter. I made the point some months ago that the issue is most complex because until we get all three strands of legislation enacted we cannot deal properly with this issue. It is the Government's intention to do this.

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