Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 1785: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his projected timetable for the publication and enactment of legislation to remove the obstacles preventing the sale of local authority flats and apartments to local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3163/07]

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 1803: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will sanction the sale of apartments to Cork City Council which was recommended by an expert working group over twelve months ago. [43841/06]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1837: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will publish the relevant legislation that will allow local authorities to sell local authority flats to their tenants. [1473/07]

Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1839: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the introduction of legislation to deal with a new tenant purchase scheme which will allow apartment owners who are tenants of local authorities to be able to buy out their properties; if such a Bill is due to come before Dáil Éireann in this session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1493/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1785, 1803, 1837 and 1839 together.

The Government has approved the drafting of the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006, which provides, inter alia, for the sale of local authority apartments to tenants under certain conditions. The drafting of the Bill is being advanced as quickly as possible.