Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2015
256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of carrying out inspections of private rental properties in each year from 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33854/15]
View answerMinimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, as amended, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these regulations. Responsibility for enforcing the regulations rests with the relevant local authority, supported by a dedicated stream of funding allocated by my Department from the monies set aside from the registration fee income received under section 137 of the Residential Tenancies Act and held by the Private Rented Tenancies Board (PRTB) in a fiduciary capacity. Details of the amounts paid to each local authority in respect of the years 2010 to 2015 are available on my Department’s website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,23156,en.pdf.
