Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 10 is fairly simple. It provides that where notice is served, the Residential Tenancies Board is given a copy of the notice. The intention is to facilitate early intervention to prevent people from becoming homeless. I think the Minister has a similar amendment. He referred to it in his press statement, anyway. The provision is that the board would be informed when somebody gets a notice of termination. I would also like to see that the local authority in the area would be also informed so that it can intervene to assist people in getting an alternative home before they get into a situation of becoming homeless.