Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to hear update on private rental sector data discrepancy from CSO and RTB

Ahead of the meeting at 3pm in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House, Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Steven Matthews said: “In October 2023 the Committee examined the discrepancy in data published by the CSO and the RTB for 2022 between the number of residential tenancies in the private rented sector recorded by both bodies.

“At that time the CSO figures record some 50 per cent more tenancies than the RTB. The Committee heard that this discrepancy could be down to a number of factors, including significant differences between the way relevant data was collected by the two bodies.

“The Committee agreed to seek an update on this data from the CSO and RTB and Members now look forward to hearing further information on the data discrepancy and related matters, including how the figures from the CSO and RTB can be better aligned to give a full picture of the size and scale of the private rented sector.”

The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

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