Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the vetting arrangements that are in place in accordance with section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997; if she will confirm that requests for information from a housing authority are processed by the superintendent in charge of the district wherein the subject of the request resides and that they are dealt with on a case-by-case basis; the number of requests that have been made by South Dublin County Council on a year-by-year basis over the past five years; and if this request process is used in every allocation and transfer locally. [41332/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda Authorities that requests for information in respect of social housing from housing authorities under section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 are processed by the Superintendent in Charge of the District in which the subject of the request resides. Such requests are made on a case-by case basis. Under section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 a housing authority may seek information from a range of specified persons, including members of An Garda Síochána, for the purposes of their functions. As the Deputy will appreciate, I am not responsible for housing authorities and I have no role in the allocation of social housing. Responsibility in this regard rests with my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.