Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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327. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has carried out any independent research into residential landlords' costs, in particular for landlords with no mortgage on their property. [22037/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) published two major reports on the private rented sector in 2014. The first report, entitled Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector, examines the potential for rent regulation in an Irish context and considers a number of policy options in that regard. The second report, entitled Future of the Private Rented Sector, explored the policy options required to ensure a sustainable private rented sector into the future.

These companion reports include an examination of the composition and current tax treatment of the rental sector, together with a review of the business and costs of landlords. The results of a RED C survey of landlords, estate agents and tenants are also detailed in the reports.

The report entitled Future of the Private Rented Sectoris available on the RTB website at the following link:- .

The report entitled Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector is available on the RTB website at: -.