Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am extremely critical of local authorities. I am concerned with holding them to account and all of the public service. This is a body that went unregulated. Charity is good and I know the work on the ground. The philosophy is good. The work of the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff, however, in identifying that this was an unregulated area means we now have the approved housing bodies interim regulatory authority in place. Fault also rests with us in Government for not having legislation. The AHBs did not come under the Private Residencies Tenancies Board for a long time. How long have the AHBs been covered by that body?