Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
712. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of disputes opened with the Residential Tenancies Board by a tenant regarding a proposed increase in rent outside the rules applicable to a rent pressure zone per county and per relevant town in tabular form [40876/22]
View answerThe Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 (RTA), to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.
My Department does not collect 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.
