I would like to raise the issue of a residential management company in Tyrellstown, Dublin 15, which is using clamping as a method of collecting management fees. The vast majority of the residences are houses that missed the boat under the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. They are not apartments but have been forced to remain under a management company. Does the Minister agree that management companies should not use clamping as a method to collect management fees? Would the Government support legislation against the use of clamping as a debt collection measure in residential areas?

I will take Deputy Stanton as well as we are going to run out of time.

I wrote to the Minister last January and again last March on the need to upgrade the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton. I have yet to receive either an acknowledgement or a reply, about which I am disappointed. In the meantime Transport Infrastructure Ireland has objected to a housing development outside Midleton because the road infrastructure is not adequate. It seems to be a chicken-and-egg situation because the road is very dangerous and there is also a large IDA Ireland site that is landlocked because of the need for an upgrade. I would appreciate it if the Minister would ask his officials to respond to me some time this year please.

I will ask them to do that. I am embarrassed; I must apologise for the delay in responding to the Deputy. I will make sure that correspondence is replied to straight away.

Clamping being used as debt collection sounds totally inappropriate to me. I do not know whether it requires legislative or regulatory measures. I presume the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible so I will follow up and see. I ask the Deputy to forward the specific details. It would be useful to examine. If it is an example of bad practice, we will certainly look at that.