Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 551: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received proposals from Dublin City Council to sell 10,000 council flats to tenants; the main provisions of these proposals; when he will be in a position to respond to these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26494/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1389 and 1326 of 28 September 2005. Dublin City Council has sought to develop a set of proposals for the sale of flats to tenants, the latest version of which was received in my Department on 29 June 2005. These proposals, which are still at a developmental stage, are being considered in the context of the examination of the range of social housing policy issues raised by NESC in the report, Housing in Ireland: Performance and Policy.

The broad thrust of the proposals is to set up a special scheme for the sale of flats to tenants that will provide for the ongoing management of the complex where the sales are taking place, the creation of a sinking fund to allow for future refurbishment of the complex and the payment of service charges. The scheme, as proposed, provides for prior consultation with and democratic input from tenants affected by the sales scheme.