Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion

Mr. Cormac Halpin:

Where the CSO can bring value to this is that, by law, we have access to both the data sets we are talking about here, and we are the only organisation that does. In addition, we have a mandate to do statistical analysis and produce a statistical report where there is a public interest, and there clearly is in this case. Similar to the RTB, our process is to scope out the exercise, bring in the relevant data sets, conduct the analysis and produce a report. We are not in the business of speculating on that number until we have conducted that report. We can bring quite a lot of value once we get into the nuts and bolts of the analysis.