Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board

Mr. Tom Dunne:

It was tested in a technical sense. I have heard this said by various parties. We have a very good relationship with IPAV and the IPOA, both of which were in with the committee in September. Since I have come along, I have been at pains to engage with those stakeholders because they are some of the key people who use the system. I absolutely acknowledge the frustrations of people in terms of usability and feedback received. While the previous release was tested in a technical sense, clearly there was insufficient user involvement in the design. It is not so much about test as it is about design. Currently, we have very good engagement and my colleague Ms Crimin leads on that. I will ask her to speak to the efforts we are making to ensure that the further developments work for everybody.