Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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344. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are responsible for dealing with rodent control or if tenants are responsible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53014/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, the management and maintenance of the local authority housing stock, including the compilation and implementation of on-going maintenance programmes and the carrying out of responsive repairs or alterations to rented properties, is a matter for individual authorities. It is unclear as to whether the problem referred to is due to the structural condition of the dwelling or to household influences. I have no function with regard to determining responsibility in this instance.