Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As to the delay, discussions with the Attorney General's office and a detailed examination were necessary. Complicating matters is the fact that the European Court of Human Rights has issued rulings in a number of other cases relating to Article 8 in other countries. We must consider those rulings when drafting our legislation.

I assure the Deputy that we want to deal with this matter as quickly as possible. It was raised by many Deputies when the House debated the residential tenancies legislation. We are also working on addressing anti-social behaviour issues in respect of private tenancies, although the Deputy's question relates to local authority tenancies. I intend to take action as quickly as possibly, as there is a lacuna that must be addressed.

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