Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 368: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the situation regarding the ability of local authorities to sell apartments to tenants; if any consideration is given in this matter to the length of tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34638/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Preparatory work is underway to bring Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which provides for tenant purchase of apartments in designated local authority complexes, into operation. I expect to make the necessary statutory instruments early in 2011 to enable the apartments sales scheme to be introduced as quickly as possible thereafter. The new apartments scheme will be based on the incremental purchase model introduced in June 2010 for designated newly-built social housing. The level of discounts under the new scheme will, therefore, be related to household income rather than length of tenure.