Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

While I do not disagree with most of what Ms Carroll said, there has been nothing in the discussion that could be construed as anti-landlord. In fact, having a strong NCT-type system is good for compliant landlords because it prevents what we hope is the majority of compliant landlords being undercut by rogue traders. We had this type of conversation with the Irish Property Owners Association the previous day. They came in assuming that the committee was anti-landlord when we are not. Like everybody else, we are looking to find the right balance. I would say that we are expecting two pieces of legislative reform from the Minister, so part of the reason we are having these conversations is for precisely the reason Ms Carroll mentioned, namely, to ensure that what is in those legislative packages assists us all in achieving it.

While I know that Ms Carroll was not saying that any of us were being anti-landlord, behind every non-compliance is a tenant who is left to try to police that by taking cases to the RTB. It is important that we get that balance.