Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That legislation will come before the House in this session. The letter received by the Deputy from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government clearly points out that an application by a housing authority for a possession order under Part 2 of the Act can be dealt with by the District Court, a concern under order 39(1) of the District Court rules, S.I. No. 17 of 2014. The house referred to by Deputy Troy can be repossessed by the local authority under existing District Court rules, as outlined to him in writing yesterday.

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