Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when commencement orders will be made in relation to the sale of local authority apartments following the enactment of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35813/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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A commencement order will be made shortly under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, the first in a series bringing the various provisions of the Act into operation. However, a considerable amount of preparatory work is required before the necessary commencement order can be made for Part 4, relating to tenant purchase of apartments. This work, which is being undertaken by my Department as a priority, includes consultations with housing authorities and drafting the necessary regulations and detailed guidance relating to, among other things, the three complex transfers of property ownership involved and the establishment of management companies.