Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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To go back to a point my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, made at another meeting, it was about having an NCT for landlords in place beforehand and making it very reasonable. This figure of 70% failure at the first inspection in Cork is unacceptable. Now, because more and more inspections are being done, landlords who either do not have the resources, or who are unwilling to carry out the inspections, are giving notices to quit. We do not want to see that happening but at the same time we do not want to see people living in sub-standard accommodation either. An NCT in advance would eliminate much of that, or at least reduce it dramatically. Would the witnesses see that happening?