Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of management fees for people living in apartments and developments owned by management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24764/07]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no function in relation to the cost of management and maintenance of private accommodation. Property management companies, consisting of the owners of dwellings, are generally constituted under the Companies Acts and are required to operate in compliance with company law, which comes within the area of responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Determination of management charges is primarily a matter for individual management companies. My Department does not have a role in this or other aspects of company governance.