Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 October 2020
106. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a landlord gives notice to vacate to a tenant in a rental accommodation scheme contract, if the local authority is responsible for rehoming the tenant as part of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/20]
View answerUnder the terms of the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), local authorities retain the responsibility to source alternative accommodation for a household accommodated under the RAS scheme, should the dwelling that the household is living in become unavailable. In such circumstances, it is a matter for the local authority to secure suitable alternative accommodation for the household.
Another option is for households in RAS properties to source alternative accommodation themselves, independent of the local authority. Once the local authority is satisfied that proposed accommodation meets the needs of the household and conforms to standards for rental accommodation, which are set out in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 137 of 2019), the property may be brought into the RAS scheme.
