Written answers

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Residential Tenancies Board

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspectors employed by the Residential Tenancies Board nationwide and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21294/21]

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspectors employed by local authority to inspect residential accommodation which is made available for letting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22056/21]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 489 together.

Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992.  These Regulations focus on tenant safety and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, safety of gas, oil and electrical supply and fire. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for let and are available at

All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these regulations. Responsibility for enforcement of the regulations rests with the relevant local authority. The Residential Tenancies Board has no role in the inspection of private rental accomodation under theses regulations. Staffing of this function is a matter for each local authority. 

My Department does not hold or collate the information requested by the Deputies but information on the number of inspections carried out by each local authority between 2005 and 2020 is available on my Departmants website at .

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