Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)

The Taoiseach will be aware that much of the work of the Residential Tenancies Board which regulates the private rental sector is taken up by disputes between landlords and tenants regarding deposits. Many of the tenants involved, owing to the inadequate supply of social housing, are on low incomes. In that context, when will the promised legislation to reform the Residential Tenancies Act be brought before the House and will it include a deposit retention scheme for which organisations such as Threshold have been calling for some time?

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