Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent, quasi-judicial, statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.

In order to ensure that the RTB is fully resourced to deliver on its ever increasing mandate, I secured €11 million current funding for the RTB's operational costs in 2021, an additional €2 million on the previous year's funding of €9 million.

€11 million current funding has recently been acquired under Budget 2022 for RTB operational costs next year. The RTB has not received any capital funding from the Exchequer in 2021 nor has capital funding been sought for 2022.

My Department continues to engage with the RTB to guarantee that it has the funds and staffing that is required to carry out its role as a regulator of the rental sector.