Ms Helen Faughnan:

There are several areas in that. We are responsible for taxpayers' money and this is why we provide data to the Revenue Commissioners on an individual basis in respect of landlords. We also ensure that we collect the tax reference number of landlords as part of our process to ensure that they are registered with the Revenue Commissioners. It would be outside the sphere of the Department’s operation to try to get into the mortgage difficulties a person may have with his or her bank. We would not be aware if there was a mortgage on the property. We would just have a tenancy lease.