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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: Therefore, in every situation where the RTB becomes aware that this is most likely a rental situation that needs to be registered and does not appear to be registered, they all follow the same investigation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I have a couple of questions to follow up on as well. To follow the line of questioning from Deputy Ó Broin, the RTB might engage with a landlord where a report is made that there should be a registered tenancy, and if the landlord does not respond, it sends a second notice. If we look at the figures, the option available to the landlord is to register and become compliant with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I referenced knocking on doors for years, and we come across all sorts of different living arrangements and various set-ups. I have often gone to what looked like one house at point and found there were two doors and two letterboxes. We do not know whether that is just a family member and they have segregated that off. I do not underestimate how difficult it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate that the RTB has had a considerable workload over the past couple of years. I know it is growing the organisation and the IT systems it has, etc. I would be interested in the results in terms of the number of landlords who choose to leave - I cannot call it the market because they are not really in the market; they should have been registered in the first place to be considered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is a landlord with a registered tenancy who exits required to inform the RTB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: We see the reasons, such as a landlord selling property or a family member moving in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am interested in knowing how many landlords who were registered state, on investigation, that they have exited. When a rental property is vacant for two years, it can be reregistered then. Where somebody was evicted from a property, for whatever reason, and the property comes back into the system again, is it flagged with the RTB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is like any management system in that one must seek to improve it continuously. I take Ms Loughlin’s point on it. My final question is for the CSO representatives. With regard to the question to be answered on the CSO form, do they envisage any way of changing the question, adding more questions or seeking to have an explainer for people that might give us better clarity at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: A fine line has to be treaded in that if a form is made too complicated, people will fill it out incorrectly. If I understand Mr. Halpin correctly, changing a question too much affects the ability to compare trends in all the data collected over the years. My next question is for the representatives of the RTB and was alluded to by Deputy Ó Broin earlier. Let me refer to where there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is helpful. Ms Steen spoke earlier about a potential amendment around the inspection of properties. Obviously, it is within our remit to amend legislation like that. I advise Ms Steen that if she sees something in the Act, or on the last matter we spoke about, although I understand she has to take time to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Steen. She will find the committee willing to assist her in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: Obviously, we all hope to be back here in the future to assist the RTB with that work. That is another day's story, however. I thank the witnesses from the RTB for their attendance. The RTB has appeared willingly before the committee many times and assisted the committee in its work, as has the CSO as well. The work it does is incredible for everyone. I remember as a student spending a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach did not say it publicly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I spoke to the President of the United States for approximately 58 minutes and I know exactly what I spoke to him about.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was a quiet little chat.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The President of the United States knows exactly what Ireland's view is on this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Did the Taoiseach ask him to stop sending weapons?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: All levers at the disposal of all should be used and all countries should not provide weapons to Israel.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Did you ask him to stop sending weapons?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, please.