Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulation which obtains in respect of estate agents; her plans for new regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8711/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 established the Property Services Regulatory Authority to control, supervise and regulate Property Services Providers (i.e. Auctioneers/Estate Agents, Letting Agents and Property Management Agents). Any person wishing to provide a property service must be licensed by the Authority and meet certain minimum qualification standards. The new PSRA licensing system came into effect on 6 July 2012.

A key role of the Authority is to set and enforce standards in the provision of property services by Property Services Providers.

I have no plans at this time to amend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011.