Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply and proposed solution to the problem. While nothing in life is perfect, particularly in Ireland today, the Minister of State has gone a long way towards reassuring me that the measures being considered will help to deal with the 37% of cases in which deposits were not returned.

I would like to put on the record that in the case to which I referred there was no claim on the part of the landlord for utility bills, damages and so on. The landlord simply did not engage on the issue. I will monitor the proposed deposit protection scheme. It is clear that the Minister of State and her Department have focused on a real need in this area. I hope that the resident involved in the case I mentioned and all others being treated meanly by landlords will have their cases resolved. I await the introduction of the scheme.

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