Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2025
456. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend eligibility criteria for the accommodation recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56542/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 29 July 2025, the Government approved the drafting of proposed amendments to the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 to limit the eligibility of certain properties for the Accommodation Recognition Payment and to amend the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2025 (RTA) to provide for necessary data sharing between the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB ) and the Department of Social Protection. The aim is to protect the supply of accommodation for long term renting covered by the tenancy protections in the RTA.
The relevant provisions are now being drafted by the Office of the Attorney General.
