Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on local authorities rehousing people from Limerick in other counties. [42947/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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In the first instance, the allocation of a dwelling to a household is a matter for each individual local authority in accordance with its scheme of letting priorities, and the making of such a scheme is a reserved function of the authority under section 11 of the Housing Act 1988. In metropolitan areas which cross local authority boundaries, it is important that effective arrangements are put in place to co-ordinate the activities of individual authorities in meeting housing need. In that regard, I understand that housing authorities in the Limerick metropolitan area are currently engaged in a process of consultation to agree a joint and flexible approach to meeting housing need across the area in a manner which is supportive of the regeneration programme to be implemented for significant parts of the city.