Mr. Niall Byrne:

We would agree with the Chairman. We do not wish to see ourselves all of the time in this particular process. For a civil regulator like the RTB, it is much more effective for us to have other kinds of approaches and remedies that we can invoke that do not involve criminal prosecution through the courts. The Chairman is correct that criminal prosecution in regard to this kind of activity is not a particularly effective way to go. It can be quite lengthy and there is scope for people to game the system along the way. We have another track available to us, that is, investigations and sanctions for improper conduct. Non-registration is a improper conduct. We can much more proactively investigate and impose sanctions through a quasi-judicial court approved mechanism on landlords who are in default of their obligations.