Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will issue in relation to the revised scheme of lettings submitted for his attention by Dublin City Council; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18930/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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There has been no delay in the putting in place of a new allocation scheme for Dublin City Council. The new allocation scheme was adopted by the Council on 9 May 2011.

Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which provides for the allocation of dwellings by a housing authority, was commenced in June 2010 and replaces the previous requirements which had governed the making of local authority allocation schemes (or schemes of letting priorities). Allocation schemes made by housing authorities under section 22 do not require Ministerial approval. The housing authority must submit a draft of the scheme to the Minister, who retains the power to direct the authority to change the scheme if it contains anything contrary to Government policy, but assuming no such direction issues, the authority can proceed to have the scheme adopted by the Council.