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

That is a very positive response to the amendments of Deputies Catherine Martin and Darragh O'Brien. While the Minister is right that there was probably some inaccurate reporting around key money, it is important to make a distinction between that and the very common practice of some landlords looking for multiple months' rent in advance. All of us have significant experience of that. Because it is not something about which people can complain to the RTB, the RTB will not have data on it. It is a widespread practice, particularly in Dublin. On that basis, whatever about the issue of key money, on the issue of multiple months' deposits and rent up-front there is a real need to intervene. I would welcome seeing the Minister's Report Stage amendments.