Written answers

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Private Rented Accommodation

8:00 pm

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact the delays in providing the Private Residential Tenancies Board registration certificate to landlords is causing major problems for persons seeking housing assistance, be it social housing or rent subsidy; and if he will inquire as to when the certificate will issue in respect of a property (details supplied) in County Kildare. [2486/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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1I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on, or to interfere in, the specifics of any individual case.

Due to the large number of incomplete registration applications submitted to the PRTB processing times are not yet optimal. Applications are classed as incomplete when information required under the Act is missing or incorrect.

Part 7 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 contained a number of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 including the deletion of the requirement for landlord and tenant signatures on the tenancy registration form in order to facilitate online registration. Since November 2010 online registration of tenancies has been available to landlords and their agents. This system, which is accessed via the PRTB's website www.environ.ie , allows for the registration of a tenancy within minutes and the provision of electronic confirmation of registration within 24 hours.

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