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. Niall Byrne:

The general point I would make is that, for the RTB, there is no such thing as a HAP tenant. There are just tenants and landlords. It is very important to make the point that we are neutral and are not concerned with how a tenancy is funded or with the structure or corporate structures and underlying funding. Essentially, that relates to the landlord or the property owner. We do not have a responsibility in respect of that.