Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2022
247. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the compliance with the new requirement for landlords to register their tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32884/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra272. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the rate of compliance with the new requirement for landlords to register their tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board annually. [32806/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 272 together.
The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021 (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.
