Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2026
419. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a regulatory impact assessment was carried out on the Housing and Residential Tenancies Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026; if so, to provide a copy of the assessment; and if not, the reason, such an assessment was not undertaken. [46972/26]
View answerMy Department has completed a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) on the Housing and Residential Tenancies Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026. The RIA considered the effects Part 2 of the Bill which introduces a statutory framework governing eligibility for social housing support, centered on lawful residence and habitual residence requirements.
The provisions also introduce, for the first time, a statutory appeals mechanism for local authority decisions, enhancing procedural fairness, transparency, and consistency in decision making. The majority of the proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Acts, in Part 3 of this Bill, are technical in nature rather than providing for the implementation of significant new policies.
A link to the RIA can be found at https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/regulatory-impact-assessment-for-housing-and-residential-tenancies-miscellaneous-provisions-bill-2026/
