Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers employed by the Private Residential Tenancies Board; its annual budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16367/05]

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has audited or intends to audit the performance of the Private Residential Tenancies Board to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16370/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 188 together.

The total number of persons currently working in the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, is 33. Some 19 staff are provided to the PRTB by the Department and part of the work of the PRTB is contracted to a data entry company, which has assigned 14 staff to such tasks. The budget estimate for the board in 2005 is €4.210 million.

The PRTB is subject to a number of statutory requirements to report on and account for progress in the performance of its functions, including the submission of an annual report. As the PRTB only commenced full operation of its functions in December 2004, it would be premature to undertake an audit of its performance at this point.