Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The section provides that payment of housing assistance by a housing authority in respect of a dwelling will not mean that the dwelling has been let by a public authority within the meaning of section 3(2)(c) of the Residential Tenancies Act. The Residential Tenancies Act will apply, so it still be under the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, even if the person is in HAP, because he or she is with a private landlord.