Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund

9:30 am

Mr. Paul Lemass:

Only if it is a property new to the market. The Deputy has given examples of student accommodation that has been around for some time. If somebody was charging a rent in 2020 they could only have increased that rent by 2% or 4% between 2020 and now, depending on the year.