Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a case affecting tenants (details supplied); if he will instruct his Department to investigate the matter, to ensure that the landlord is in compliance with the law and that the tenants of the building in question are protected from a potential eviction. [66832/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2025 (the RTA) regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The RTA apply to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a limited number of exceptions.

The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the RTA to regulate the rental sector; provide information to tenants and landlords; maintain a national register of tenancies; resolve disputes between tenants and landlords; and conduct research and provide information to inform policy.

Section 34 of the RTA provides that a landlord must state a reason for termination in any Part 4 tenancy termination notice (NoT) served and the termination will not be valid unless it is copied to the RTB and the stated reason relates to one or more of the following:

• the tenant has failed to comply with the tenant obligations (other than the obligation to pay rent) in relation to the tenancy;
• the tenant has failed to comply with the obligation to pay rent under the tenancy;
• the dwelling is no longer suitable to the accommodation needs of the occupying household;
• the landlord intends to sell the dwelling within the next 9 months;
• the landlord requires the dwelling for own or family member occupation;
• vacant possession is required for substantial refurbishment/renovation of the dwelling; and/or
• the landlord intends to change the use of the dwelling.