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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I thank the witnesses for attending. I will go to the people from Threshold first with my set of questions. They highlighted the concern that rents will increase as a result of the latest changes. What level of rent increase do they foresee? Do they see homelessness rising as a result of those changes and will they give some estimation of the impact? My other question is to the landlord...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I have question for Threshold and then one for the landlords. First, on the scale of the housing crisis, from rents to homeless, the Housing Commission called for a radical reset of policy. Threshold has outlined its agreement with that. Does it see evidence of that in the current Government policy? Is the Government doing what is needed to address this emergency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Great. For the landlord organisations, Threshold’s research shows that most renters do not want to rent. Just 6% of those surveyed are renting by choice. Most renters want to own their own homes or be in social housing and have permanent security of tenure. Is there an issue with that? Just 8% of housing in Ireland in the 1990s was owned by private landlords. There was majority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I emphasise the question of resourcing. As to how the RTB responds to this, it is a difficult question, but given the complexity of the new measures that have been introduced, do the witnesses expect that there will be an increase in disputes as a result? Maybe they could give us some sense of their expectation. Has the RTB done analysis of the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB have an estimate of the number of landlords it thinks are still unregistered out of that 25,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: The outstanding figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Just the rent question then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Both, if Ms Steen can. I am very conscious of the time, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB reckon there will be a greater level of dispute over rent and rent arrears due to the impact of rising rents as well as the recent changes that are likely to cause rising rents and related complicated issues? Does the RTB gather data on what one might consider the affordability of rent or renters facing those challenges? If not, would the RTB consider doing so? It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB think that enforcement is sufficient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Has the RTB done any analysis on rent and affordability? Does it see itself doing so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Is it planned to do another one soon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: It would be very useful to have that data. Would the RTB consider incorporating it into the reports in some way to measure the impact on rent levels?

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: In the briefing notes on social housing, there is a reference to social housing PPPs and the success of the model. Given what has happened in recent weeks, that could be seriously called into question. Does the Minister still consider it a successful model? Is funding being allocated to ensure that those social housing projects that were due to be delivered through PPP will delivered as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39731/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the implementation timeline for his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for such delays in respect of reported delays in his Department’s new IT system project Dion, being set up; when his Department expects the new IT system to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the revised draft Shannon River Bye-laws, when he expects the results of the departmental and legal review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will publish the revised draft Shannon River bye-laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/25]