asked the Minister for Local Government if he will advise Cork Corporation of the terms which will apply to the 1976 tenant purchase scheme to enable the corporation to formulate a scheme.

I wish to draw attention to my Department's Press release of 29th October on the introduction of a new national sales scheme for local authority houses. A circular letter on the scheme will be issued to local authorities within the next few days.

Can we expect that Cork Corporation will be able to embark on a tenant house purchase scheme in the next month?

They will have it within the next few days. I would imagine that, as a result of the Press release, they are preparing that scheme now.

Is there a closing date for applications under this scheme?

The closing date will be in June next year. The scheme will not die for quite a number of years.

People can make applications up to June, not 31st December.

The remaininging questions will appear on tomorrow's Order Paper.