Caít Keane (Fine Gael)
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Properties let under licence agreement are not covered by the PRTB. Some people who are unable to meet their mortgage repayments are taking tenants into their homes. In such cases, the tenant has no right of appeal to the PRTB. In other words, the owner of the house is the landlord, but because the tenant is brought in under a licence agreement, the PRTB cannot intervene. I mentioned statistics. If statistics in this regard were compiled, we, as legislators, could work out how many cases of this type were dealt with by the PRTB. Could the PRTB undertake this task and provide us with the information? As stated by Deputy Mulherin, it is our duty to enact legislation. However, we cannot do so without information.