Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I wrote to the Minister about this recently. Indeed, the Minister has been cc'd in correspondence on this since April. I detailed one instance, an example of hundreds of instances, in which the RTB is unwilling to progress a case against a landlord who is not registered. In that instance the problems began in November 2021, when the hot water in the building stopped working. Following a phone call from the RTB, the landlord retaliated by entering the renter's home without permission, ripping the curtains off the wall, smashing up his bathroom and turning off his electricity. This is all recorded on video. Incredibly, the RTB has refused to progress the case further or to give assistance to the renter who has made the complaint.

The RTB told the renter to contact Threshold. What is the Minister of State doing about this? I know the powers and the legislation is there but the RTB is not acting, is refusing to act, is not doing what it should be doing in the situation and is leaving renters stranded. What is the Minister of State doing about this?

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