Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is paying rent allowance to the residents of a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if so, if the landlord is registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6798/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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While the Department is willing to assist the Deputy in relation to an individual customer’s social welfare entitlement, it is not in a position to disclose this type of personal information. The Department works closely with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which operates under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, to help ensure that rent supplement tenancies comply with the statutory system of tenancy regulation and safeguards. The Department advises the PRTB of all new rent supplemented tenancies to assist them in implementing tenancy regulations and co-operates in any initiatives taken by the PRTB to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act.

Specific queries in relation to registration compliance by landlords with the PRTB are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government.