Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 680: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an audit of the extent to which housing estates in which construction work has been completed but have not been taken in charge by the relevant local authority will be instigated, paying particular attention to the overall number of houses affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34471/05]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 683: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if information will be sought from local authorities on the number of housing estates that are due to be taken in charge by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34567/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 680 and 683 together.

Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requires local authorities to take in charge the public services of housing estates once these are completed to a satisfactory standard, and-or where they are requested to do so by the developer or by a majority of the residents of a housing development. It has not been the practice for my Department to collect information on the operation of these provisions in local authorities and does not propose to compile such information in relation to a matter delegated to local authority competence.