Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

Yes. Will legislation be brought before the House in respect of the introduction of spending limits for this year's local elections? While there has been much comment from the Minister in this regard no legislation has yet been presented. Have proposals in regard to local election spending limits been brought before Cabinet? If not, is it intended such proposals will be brought before Cabinet in the near future given the local elections are only weeks away?

On the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, I have previously asked the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach on the Order of Business when this Bill will come before the House. The continuing response has been that there are legislative difficulties in regard to the sale of flats for local authority tenants and that the matter has been sent for legal examination to the Attorney General. Has the matter in respect of the sale of flats been resolved and when will the relevant legislation be brought before the Dáil?

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