Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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I will take the next slot. As has been mentioned, the collection of data and evidence is highly important when we are setting policy and trying to do things properly. The committee saw that in the research we did on vacancy and dereliction. A figure of 166,000 vacant homes goes around but, when it is broken down, they are not always homes that are ready to be occupied. There are many reasons for them being vacant. I have a question for Dr. Byrne. The Threshold survey of 146 tenancies showed that 52% were not registered with the RTB.

Were those tenants asked had they completed a census form? I notice it was within nine months of the census so I wondered was there a correlation.