Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:

A couple things can happen in that space. We started on the theme of how State agencies can operate in concert. A number of people have an interest in the area. We have an interest in terms of rent supplement, the PRTB has an interest in recording rents that are actually paid and the requirement on people to declare what is being paid to the PRTB, and the Revenue Commissioners have an interest in terms of what is being declared as income by the landlord. There are significant data exchanges between the three bodies at this stage and it allows us to identify inconsistencies in the information provided. In addition, we have taken powers and our inspectors have greater powers to visit landlords, even though our contracts are not with landlords, to verify the information in support of the rent agreement. We will be doing so and some of the visits have already taken place. We tend to use those resources in a targeted way. If there is information about a particular area where there is a problem, we will welcome it.