Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for their presentation. I wish to discuss an issue I have raised previously, that being, student accommodation near third level institutions and residents groups being unable to file complaints about a large number of unregistered properties that they have surveyed. A complaint about each property has to be filed individually. My point has to do with making efficient use of an organisation and getting work done. The area I am talking about is around University College Cork, where a survey conducted in 2021 showed that up to 50% of properties let to students were not still registered even though complaints had been filed with the RTB after a survey in 2017. I understand that a similar survey was conducted in the area around University of Limerick, where less than 50% of properties let to students were registered. With a view to making the operation more efficient, is there any proposal to change the current system of receiving complaints from a group of people who are interested in having supervision in their area and having legislation complied with?