Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his question. The Government should firmly focus on what it has done and the evidence to date and on the law that has been passed to strengthen the powers of the RTB and the increase in resources which the board has to conduct its work to ensure that landlords are held to account on any breaches. The courts have the powers in the law.

The Deputy is referring to a very particular case detailed in a letter issued by the Deputy last Friday where a landlord cannot be pursued because of his address. Given the horrific outline given by the Deputy, An Garda Síochána should be informed of that incident if someone breaks into someone’s home and carries out actions in this manner where the resident has prima facieevidence of this in the recording cited by the Deputy.

The Minister, Deputy O’Brien, is meeting with Threshold this afternoon and will raise this issue with it in respect of the concern in this particular case.

See this speech in context