Rental Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Questions (404, 405)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

404. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of determinations by the Residential Tenancies Board which have been appealed to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court in each of the past ten years; how many of such determinations were appealed by a landlord, property owner or agent acting on behalf of the property owner; how many were appealed by a tenant; how many of any such appeals were ruled in favour of the property owner and the tenant respectively; and if he will provide a breakdown of the general categories of appeals to the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court, in tabular form. [26077/23]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

405. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints made to the Residential Tenancies Board regarding each approved housing body for each of the past ten years; the number of such RTB determinations that ruled in favour of the complainant; the number that ruled in favour of the approved housing body; the number of such determinations that have been appealed to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court in each of the past ten years by both the complainant and the approved housing body; how many of such appeals that ruled in favour of the complainant and the approved housing body, respectively; and if he can provide a breakdown of the general categories of complaints and appeals involving each approved housing body to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court, in tabular form. [26101/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

I propose to take Questions Nos. 404 and 405 together.

The 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 have the information 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 [e-mail] to establish the extent to which it may hold the information sought.

Question No. 405 answered with Question No. 404.