Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

I certainly will forward such evidence to the Minister of State. He said the notice was posted four years ago. I printed this off at 2.25 p.m. so it is still being advertised as we speak.

Is the Minister of State aware of the knock-on consequences of these licence agreements? In Cork city, a tenant cannot obtain a parking permit if the landlord is not registered with the PRTB. Tenants cannot avail of many facilities as a result of arrangements under these licences.

We have just been debating the Electoral (Amendment) Bill. The issues of registration and accommodation also arise. The groups most affected by this are the most vulnerable in society, those moving from homelessness into accommodation, students with no experience as tenants and non-Irish citizens living in the State who are not familiar with Irish law. Clear abuse is taking place with tenants' rights being undermined.

Also, a number of landlords are undermining the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. I know of landlords doing so around the University College Cork area in Cork city. This is not a new issue, it has arisen since the Act was put in place in 2004.

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