Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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945. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Private Residential Tenancy Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics of any individual case.

The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 is currently before the Oireachtas and will amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide,inter alia, for the introduction of a new procedure to enforce a tenant’s obligation under section 86 of the 2004 Act to pay rent pending the determination of a dispute.

This will allow the PRTB to deal effectively and quickly with tenants who do not comply with their statutory obligation to pay rent during the dispute process. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 has passed all stages in the Dáil, together with second stage in the Seanad and will return to the Seanad for Committee Stage in the coming weeks.