Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board

Photo of John CumminsJohn Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This ties in with the point made by the IPOA and IPAV. It is borne out in the RTB's research as one of the frustrations among landlords. I refer to the difficulty - obviously with the preface that most tenancies are not in dispute, and we are only ever talking about a small number in this context - regarding those that do end up in disputes. These timelines for a landlord or a tenant can be quite problematic. In the case of a tenant with a problem landlord, that kind of situation can cause untold difficulties. In the case of a landlord with a problem tenant, it could likely mean being left without rent for the time the process takes, which can be problematic as well. The determination order only starts the process for landlords, because they have to get implementation of that determination order, which is another bone of contention here. My questions follow on from this context. How many staff does the RTB have now, directly?

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