Pillar 4 of Rebuilding Ireland, entitled "Improve the Rental Sector", commits to bringing forward legislation to amend the Residential Tenancies Acts for early enactment. These legislative proposals will be given effect through the Planning and Development (Housing ) and Residential Tenancies Bill. The Bill includes measures to prevent a future recurrence of situations where large numbers of residents in a single development are simultaneously served with termination notices, together with other early actions to enhance the Residential Tenancies Board’s (RTB) enforcement and dispute resolution powers.
The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 was published on 8 November 2016 and is scheduled for Seanad Second Stage on Wednesday, 16 November 2016 .
Rebuilding Ireland contains a clear commitment to reporting regular progress, through both a monthly housing activity report and a quarterly overall progress report. The First Quarterly Progress Report on the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness – Rebuilding Ireland (in respect of Quarter 3 2016 commitments and actions) was published on 1 November 2016, and can be accessed through the following link:- http://rebuildingireland.ie/First-Progress-Report.pdf.
Further progress reports will be published on a quarterly basis, with the next, in respect of Quarter 4 2016 commitments and actions, due to be published in January 2017. Each Quarterly Report will focus on the actions due to be progressed or completed in the preceding quarter.
