Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The RTB exists to adjudicate on tenants' rights and landlords' rights when there is a dispute. There was recently an adjudication on the Tyrrelstown amendment, in which its interpretation and intention were shown to be robust and the amendment was deemed to work. Of the two thresholds that needed to be met, one passed because it was found that it would result in a significant decrease in the value of the property if it was unable to be sold, but in the case of the other threshold it was found that it did not necessitate undue hardship on the person selling the property. While the amendment is relatively new, in the first test it has undergone it has been shown to be successful. Nevertheless, we must keep it under review to ensure that it continues to work in the different cases that arise in the future.

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