Landlord and tenant Bill powers
Jerry Buttimer seeks stronger resident protections in the landlord and tenant Bill amid student disorder in Cork; the Taoiseach says its heads are cleared and publication is expected late this year or next year.
On the landlord and tenant Bill in the legislative programme published yesterday, and on the PRTB, this is freshers' week and already in Cork city this week we have seen bedlam caused by students engaging in excessive alcohol intake, causing huge disruption in neighbourhoods. The Taoiseach mentioned a public health Bill and it is important the Government fast-tracks that but there should be parallel provision in the landlord and tenant Bill to give more powers to ordinary residents, as opposed to landlords, who have disproportionate influence with the PRTB.
Comment on this
The public health (tobacco) Bill is an idea the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs wants to promote at a European level but it is some distance away. The heads of the landlord and tenant Bill the Deputy mentioned were cleared last October and work is ongoing on the Bill. It will be the end of the year or next year before it is published.