Commencement of section 18 CRV regulations
The Minister said section 18 could not commence until regulations were made, which were being drafted alongside comprehensive regulations for the 1979 Act. Quinn challenged the lack of access to the draft despite earlier commitments to consult; the Minister said consultations had taken place. Fitzpatrick pressed for a timetable for bringing the Act into force, but the Minister would not commit to a year-end date.
asked the Minister for the Environment when he proposes to make an order bringing section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979, into operation with regard to CRVs.
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Before an order can be made bringing section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979, into operation, regulations must also be made under the section. It is considered that such regulations should be embodied in comprehensive regulations relating to the 1979 Act generally. The drafting of these regulations has reached an advanced stage, and the regulations, together with the relevant commencement order, will be made as soon as possible.
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Have the interested parties who will be required to implement these regulations been consulted and have they been able to respond about the draft regulations which are now at an advanced stage?
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We have had consultations with any parties who have sought consultations, as far as I am aware.
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The draft regulations are now at an advanced stage. Has anybody other than the Minister's officials seen them and will anybody else see them before they are laid before the House?
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In view of the commitment the Minister made in the Committee Stage debate, does he not consider that he is in breach of an undertaking which he gave to the House that he would consult constructively with interested parties, including the CIF, about the nature of such draft regulations?
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(Cavan-Monaghan): Does the Minister recollect that he gave me an exactly similar reply yesterday to a question regarding section 8 of the Housing Act, 1979? Is it a fact that this Act is virtually not in force at all? When does the Minister propose to bring it into force?