Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (561)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

561. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of cases that have been taken by the Private Residential Tenancies Board against landlords for breaches of their regulations in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of and the percentage of these cases in which breaches were found to have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5224/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established on 1 September 2004 under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The PRTB’s annual reports are available on its website www.prtb.ie.and the reports include details on enforcement figures. The most recently published report relates to 2010; the 2011 report will be available shortly.

Question No. 562 answered with Question No. 556.