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. Niall Byrne:

All of that is in place. As I said, we are much more technologically developed than we were last year but there is still much to be done by way of the future digital pathway for the RTB. The board of the RTB is very concerned about and focused on that in terms of specifying what that is and moving down that pathway. Technology is a big part. The CSO had some nice language in its opening statement about the nature of these data sets nowadays. There is a need to invest in them, which brings me to the Deputy’s question on resources.

The RTB is satisfied with the support we receive-----