Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 746: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the standard a local authority dwelling should be in before it is reallocated, as the reply to a previous question is not sufficient and does not answer the query raised, and the website address given only provides guidelines for local authorities rather than actual regulations or directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter [32512/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Housing Acts, the management and control of local authority dwellings is the responsibility of the housing authority concerned. In letting a dwelling, a housing authority must ensure that the dwelling complies with the minimum physical standards set out in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 1993.

Implementation of the regulations and the standards prescribed by them is a matter for the housing authority concerned. In that regard, good practice guidelines have been issued by the housing unit, as referred to in the reply to Question No. 610 of 25 October 2005.