Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 16 April, 2013, if she will make available the file of data received from the Private Residential Tenancies Board, which she states do not give rise to data protection implications, but which presumably provide addresses, details of accommodation and rent costs. [20029/13]
View answerAs part of the review of rent limits, the Department has received information from the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) from its register of tenancies. This data exchange is provided for by legislation under Section 146 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and Section 261 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. The data snapshot provided contains details of registered tenancies and does not contain names of tenants or landlords.
There are no data protection implications from the use of this information by this Department. However, the data provided to the Department remains the property of the PRTB. If the Deputy wishes to access such data he should contact the PRTB directly.
