Mr. Niall Byrne:

There are two parts to the Deputy's question. On the issue in the public domain of persons allegedly offering rooms in exchange for sexual favours, etc., any right-thinking person sees that for what it is - entirely unacceptable behaviour. My understanding is that by way of response, that is being looked at through a justice measure and will be dealt with through criminal provisions separate from those of the RTB. If such a thing were to arise in relation to a tenancy registered with the RTB then, absolutely, we would look to see what action the RTB could take in that regard. My understanding is that generally those kinds of arrangements relate to rent-a-room type provisions, which do not fall within the registration requirements of the RTB and, as such, do not directly fall to us.

Licences are a technical matter and different from tenancy. I will ask my colleague to comment on that.