Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. I have a couple of technical questions for the Minister. On amendment No. 827, I am seeking clarification regarding the reference to section 19 (6A) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended. We have had a lot of debate on the existing legislation and the setting of RPZs. There was a procedure relating to properties in a split local electoral area, LEA. Is there anything in amendment No. 827, in the reference to section 19 (6A), to deal with those portions of existing LEAs that are not within the RPZs and where there is a heavy concentration of private rentals? Does this provision, in effect, allow for sub-LEA designation of rent pressure zones? If the Minister has time, he might explain that.

My second question relates to amendment No. 831 and the reference in subsections (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (c) to NARPS. Obviously, NARPS still has not been transferred across from the NTMA. When will that happen and what will be the import of this particular section, as inserted by amendment No. 831?

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