Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 509: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve the new scheme of lettings for Dublin City Council submitted in 2004. [13205/05]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date he received the proposed new scheme of lettings from Dublin City Council; the action which has been taken on this matter; the reason for the delay; the frequency with which he has been in contact with Dublin City Council regarding these proposals; the number of meetings there have been between officials; and if he will provide the minutes of those meetings. [13206/05]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part of the proposed new scheme of lettings which he received in early 2004 is a measure to address a flaw in the previous scheme of lettings which was found by the Equality Tribunal to be in breach of equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 to 511, inclusive, together.

Dublin City Council submitted a revised scheme of letting priorities for approval to my Department in February 2004. Following a number of informal discussions between my Department and the city council, a full meeting was held in February 2005 to consider the revised scheme. This was then approved in April 2005 subject to the city council retaining the existing provision requiring award of points to an applicant and his-her partner for a further year and reviewing the position at the end of that period. It is understood that while discussions on this matter also took place between the city council and the Office of the Director of Equality Investigations, ODEI, no adverse finding was made by the ODEI against the city council on this issue. I am arranging to forward the Deputy with a copy of the record of the meeting of 8 February 2005.