Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion

Mr. Patrick Davitt:

The Deputy asked if we are concerned about family members not being able to buy the property. That is mentioned in two heads. It is brought up in one head but in another head it is not actually clear that this does relate to them. If that is going to be the case, it should come out very clear in the Bill or else the Government should say it is not limiting the Bill to this. That is very important part of it. The Deputy is dead right to come up with that. From our point of view, if the landlord wants to sell the property or pass on the property to their spouse or children, it needs to be there unambiguously that they can do that. That is a very important part of it.