Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Private Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion with Chairperson Designate

2:35 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Ms Walsh for her presentation. She has extensive experience at District Court level. The major issue of concern is that the workload of the Private Residential Tenancies Board has mushroomed in recent years, given the explosion in the number of registered private rented tenancies in addition to the 20,000 from the voluntary housing sector. I can remember a time when only a small percentage of private rented accommodation was registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board. Given that the Private Residential Tenancies Board had a staff of 70 in the noughties, but by the end of this year the number will be down to 33, how will that be squared?