Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
333. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the increase that has occurred in the private rental sector in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24011/21]
View answerThe Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.
The RTB Rent Index is published quarterly and reveals the actual rents being paid for rented properties, as distinct from the asking rents which feature in other rent reports. It is compiled in conjunction with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and is the authoritative report on the Irish rental market. It is based on actual rents paid on private tenancies registered with the RTB in the quarter, which is made up of homes new to the rental sector, new tenancies in existing housing stock and renewals of existing tenancies. Rent Index publications from 2007 to Q4 2020 can be found on https://www.rtb.ie/data-hub/rent-index.
My Department does not collect this data, however the Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies to members of the Oireachtas. Following the issue of Circular LG (P)05/16 on 20 September 2016 from my Department, the RTB set up a dedicated email address for this purpose. The RTB may be contacted at OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie to establish the extent to which it may hold the information sought.
