87 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has any further plans to address the problems with anti-social behaviour in houses where the tenant is in receipt of the rent supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/11]

Housing authorities, in their capacity as landlords, have powers under the Housing Act 1997 to take action against their own tenants who are engaged in anti-social behaviour.

Households in receipt of rent supplement, however, are private rented tenants and as such are not covered under the provisions of the 1997 Act in the same way. Tenancies in the private rented sector are governed by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 which falls under the remit of the Private Residential Tenancies Board. An Garda Síochána also has general powers to address anti-social behaviour.

I have no plans at present to extend the remit of housing authorities to address anti-social behaviour in the private rented sector.