Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion

11:00 am

Mr. Earnán Ó Cléirigh:

The idea is that taxation is a potential incentive to supply, both in terms of allowing people to stay in the market and promoting new investment in the market. The working group has met three or four times. We have agreed terms of reference. We are currently working with Revenue to analyse the data on what are the taxation instruments that are used for landlords, where the taxation burden falls and what are the different types of measures in place. We will go out for public consultation within the next couple of weeks. There will be a four-week consultation process. That will allow members of the committee and the public in general to provide input. We expect to have a report by July. That will potentially include measures for inclusion in next year's budget and longer-term measures as well.

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