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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2021

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Questions (50)

Cian O'Callaghan

Question:

50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to the RTB for inspections and enforcement in each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48722/21]

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The Residential Tenancies Board's (RTB’s) funding is derived primarily from a proportion of the fee income accruing from tenancy registrations, as set down by Ministerial Order. This allowed the RTB to move to an entirely self-financing position in 2010. However, due to a deterioration in the RTB’s finances as a result of reduced registrations, a growing demand for RTB services and new functions under amendments made to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, it became necessary to obtain direct Exchequer funding since 2016.

The total Exchequer allocation of current funding made available to the RTB for operational costs 2016 – 2021 is outlined in the table below.

Allocated Exchequer Funds to RTB

Year

Amount

2016

€351,000

2017

€1,350,000

2018

€4,390,000

2019

€7,010,000

2020

€9,000,000

2021

€11,000,000

My Department does not collect the breakdown of the data sought, 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.

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