Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings or contact his Department has had with a local authority (details supplied) in County Kildare; the outcome of such meetings and contact in relation to the purchasing of nine social houses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local authority gave a commitment to purchase these houses; and when moneys will be sanctioned to complete the purchase of the houses. [1526/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of an application by a local authority (details supplied) in County Kildare to purchase social houses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local authority gave a commitment in January 2007 to purchase the houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1349 and 1350 together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 232 of 18 October 2007. The position is unchanged.

My Department is in regular communications with the Kildare housing authorities in relation to their social housing programmes and has formal meetings on a biannual basis as part of the Housing Action Plan process. The Department is scheduled to meet the Kildare Housing Authorities again in March 2008.