Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The main purpose of this group of amendments is to clarify the relationship between local authorities and approved housing bodies where dwellings are let by local authorities to AHBs and subsequently let by them to a social housing tenant. These provisions were included in the published Bill, but amendments Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive, redraft those provisions to make it clear that for the purpose of the application of the Residential Tenancies Act to dwellings let by AHBs, the Act does not apply to the tenancy between the local authority and the AHB but does apply to the tenancy between the AHB and the social housing tenant.

Amendment No. 4 clarifies that the relationship between the AHB and its tenant is that of landlord and tenant and is not a sub-tenancy. Amendment No. 5 provides for the application of the Act to AHB tenancies. Amendment No. 18 is a technical amendment to the definition of "approved housing body" to provide for this relationship, and amendment No. 100 is a consequential amendment to section 65 of the published Bill. Amendments Nos. 7, 8, 15 and 16 are drafting amendments to correct errors in the published Bill, while amendment No. 19 is a consequential amendment.

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