I propose to take Questions Nos. 77, 102 and 132 together.
The Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982, confers a right to retain, as a tenant, possession of a formerly rent controlled dwelling for the lifetime of the person who was the tenant at the commencement of the Act on 26 July 1982 and for the lifetime of their spouse. Where a member or successive members of the tenant's family succeeded to the tenancy within 20 years of the commencement of the Act, the right to retain possession under the 1982 Act continues to 25 July 2002 with a secured minimum tenancy period of five years even where this may extend beyond that date. Once protection ceases under the 1982 Act, successor tenants may apply to the courts for a renewable lease of up to 35 years under the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1980.