Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

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

Ms Catherine Comer:

We are cognisant that once a tenancy becomes a Part 4 tenancy, the tenant has increased tenancy protections. That is the way the Bill is structured. Part of it is that the right of first refusal will come in when that happens. From a practical point of view, we are giving 90 days. If it is not a Part 4 tenancy, that 90 days is the maximum timeframe in respect of a notice of termination on the basis of sale. It does not happen before that.