Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Meath County Council has been charging tenants attempting to purchase their rural cottage homes under the tenants purchase scheme; the market value of their homes inclusive of the site despite the site having been provided free to Meath County Council by the tenant at the time of construction; and if will make a statement as to whether this practice is happening in other local authorities. [34794/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The administration of the tenant purchase scheme is a matter for each local authority. The terms of the current scheme provide that, where the site of a dwelling has been provided to a housing authority for a nominal sum, the sale price should be reduced accordingly for the tenant purchaser. I understand that Meath County Council is considering a number of cases where the regulations governing the scheme may not have been fully applied with a view to taking any necessary remedial actions for the purchasers concerned.