Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the number of complaints of anti-social behaviour in local authority housing estates reported to town councils in Mallow, Fermoy, Youghal, Midleton and Cobh along with the number registered with Cork County Council in the same areas in addition to Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21218/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not collect information on complaints of anti-social behaviour in local authority estates.

Powers to address anti-social behaviour were provided to housing authorities under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. The main feature of the Act is provision for a court order, on application by a tenant, local authority or approved housing body, to exclude an individual engaged in anti-social behaviour from the dwelling (and, in appropriate cases, housing estate) for a period up to 3 years.

The information available to my Department indicates that there were no exclusion orders sought by Cork County Council, Mallow Town Council, Fermoy Town Council, Youghal Town Council, Midleton Town Council or by Cobh Town Council in 2006 or 2007. With the exception of Mallow Town Council which recorded one refusal to sell on the basis of anti-social behaviour/good estate management, none of the above housing authorities refused to let or sell a local authority house for reasons of anti-social behaviour in either year.