asked the Minister for Justice whether he intends to re-introduce the Landlord and Tenant Bill, 1977; and, if so, when.

As the Deputy is aware, I have already introduced a short Bill to prohibit the creation of future ground rents on ordinary dwellinghouses. My next project in this area will be the introduction, in the very near future, of a Bill to deal with existing ground rents on such houses. When both those Bills have been dealt with by the Oireachtas, my intention is to introduce, as soon as possible, a more comprehensive Bill covering substantially the same ground as the Landlord and Tenant Bill, 1977 which lapsed with the dissolution of the 20th Dáil.