Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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There is an interaction between the notice periods, the restriction which we put on where a landlord can sell and this right. I suppose that is where the interactions we have just had are useful in this phase of the process. I wonder if FAQs might be developed, even at a draft stage, that would help us to understand some of the implications of the legislation. The previous round of questions is probably a good example of that.

I want to clear up an issue that was put to us at the last meeting. Currently, in order for a landlord or owner of a property who rents it out to secure the value of that home, they have to give the full notice period to get vacant possession and then put it on the market for it to be sold. Senator Cummins put the point to both parties that this provides an accelerated method of sale to do it within 90 days. Therefore, while it is an additional right for the tenant, it is equally an accelerated form of sale within that notice period for landlords and, therefore, in some cases makes it a more advantageous method of sale. The reading of the position by Senator Cummins, Deputy Ó Broin and many of us was that this is permitted and it does provide for sale within the 90 days, rather than within the full notice period. Is that correct?