Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa:

For the avoidance of doubt, there was some discussion as to whether or not daft.iedata is included in the formula and to be absolutely clear, thedaft.iedata is not used in the formula and there is no reference to the daft.iedata in the legislation. When the question was asked earlier about daft.ierent data being used to decide on rent pressure zone, the answer I gave was "No, it is not", and this is correct. The Housing Agency's function is to take an overview of the housing market in a particular area. In doing so, the agency draws on a lot of data, including the level of social housing support, social housing need and waiting lists when it makes an assessment of the housing market.

However, when it comes to making the decision under the law as to the rent pressure zone, it is not the daft.ie index that counts, it is the RTB index. I want to make that absolutely clear and to clarify that.