Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (‘MUDs Act’) facilitates the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (‘OMCs’). Well-functioning OMCs are key to maintaining and sustaining higher-density residential developments, such as apartments.

It is important to note that it is the owners of the apartments or residential units in a development who are the members of the OMC. Any obligations placed on an OMC, including those with cost implications, therefore, affect the owners of the homes.

The MUDs Act sets out a number of obligations on OMCs, including in relation to the management of annual service charges by OMCs and expenditure incurred of a non-recurring nature by OMCs (i.e. ‘sinking fund’ expenditure).

In addition, the MUDs Act provides that OMCs may also develop house rules for the operation and maintenance of the multi-unit development.

The National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy comes under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Transport. In addition, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland administers an Apartment Charging scheme which seeks to incentivise the provision of home charging solutions for residents and owners of apartments and other multi-unit developments.