Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Jordan for his presentation. Most of my questions were asked by Deputy O'Sullivan and have been answered so I am happy with that. I have dealt with Threshold over a number of years and I know its service is very good. It really gives solace to people who are in very difficult situations. The website is excellent and one can easily download the letters to give to landlords and tenants. In a number of cases we have dealt with, that has prevented people from becoming homeless. Does Mr. Jordan have any idea of how many landlords have been brought to court or convicted for issuing illegal notices to quit? Are there any statistics on that? Who, if anybody, monitors this? We deal with a lot of people who say, for example, that a daughter is coming back from Australia, so the tenants must get out of the house or that a house is to be sold but that house is never sold and is rented out to someone else. Is there anybody who monitors that? I do not believe there is.

If Mr. Jordan had a chance tomorrow, what two things would introduce to stop people who rent privately becoming homeless due to increased rent?