Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

The existing subparagraph (i) specifies that in order to benefit under the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, a rental accommodation provider must furnish to the housing authority either his or her PPS number, as defined in social welfare legislation, or, in the case of a company, its registered number and address. The purpose of this amendment is to replace this provision with a single requirement. A rental accommodation provider must furnish his or her tax reference number as defined under the tax legislation. The basic requirement has not changed. The RAS landlord must supply his or her PPS number to the housing authority to benefit under the scheme. The amendment proposes to use a more straightforward and relevant statutory provision as a reference point, as the definition of a tax reference number also includes the reference number on the tax returns of companies.