Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the composition of the board of the Private Residential Tenancies Board and their areas of expertise; the number of tenants and the number of landlords who are members of the board; the number of board members who are linked with landlord representative bodies or property related businesses; the number of members who are linked with tenant representative bodies or agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The primary functions of the Board are to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector.

Section 153 of the Act provides for a Board of up to 15 members including the Chairperson. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No.2) Bill 2012which is currently before the Oireachtas provides, inter alia, for the reduction of the Board membership numbers from 15 to 12; membership has accordingly been capped at this lower number since 2010. The Act provides that the members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister and membership shall not exceed 5 years.

The composition of the Board and their areas of expertise are outlined in the table.