Brian Walsh (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the terms of the recently announced tenant purchase scheme to allow for the inclusion of apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16251/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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The Regulations providing for the new tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses are made under Section 90 of the Housing Act, 1966 (as amended). This enactment, however, is not an appropriate vehicle for the sale of local authority apartments to tenants, due to the complexities involved. Work is proceeding on the necessary statutory instruments to enable the tenant purchase scheme for local authority apartments under Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 to be brought into operation as soon as possible.