Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The number of registered tenancies has increased since 2014 and is more than three times what it was in 2005, according to the figures the RTB supplied. That shows that the idea that tenancies are being terminated because people are moving away from the market is not true. It indicates that, while there might be a smaller number of landlords because some landlords now have more properties and tenancies and own more residential units, there are three times as many as in 2005 and more than there were in 2014.

On the dispute mechanism, our guests stated that the average mediation time is nine weeks, while the average time for dispute resolution is 20 weeks. What is the longest waiting time that a case has taken to be resolved? They might give a figure for 2021. What is the longest time anyone, whether landlord or tenant, has had to wait for a resolution?