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27 2004

Residential Tenancies Act 2004

Chapter 4

Data exchange — private residential tenancies

Data exchange — private residential tenancies.

146. —(1) A local authority shall, at such intervals as are specified by the Board, supply to the Board such information in its possession as falls within any class of information specified by the Board for the purpose of this subsection, being a class of information the supply of which to the Board is reasonably necessary for the performance by the Board of its functions.

(2) The Minister for Social and Family Affairs shall, at such intervals as are specified by the Board, supply to the Board such information in his or her possession as falls within any class of information specified by the Board for the purpose of this subsection, being a class of information the supply of which to the Board is reasonably necessary for the performance by the Board of its functions.

(3) The Board shall, at such intervals as are specified by a local authority, supply to the local authority such information in the possession of the Board as falls within any class of information specified by the local authority for the purpose of this subsection, being a class of information the supply of which to the authority is reasonably necessary for the performance by the authority of its functions relating to houses, dwellings or other structures (either generally or those which have been provided by it).

(4) The Board shall, at such intervals as are specified by the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, supply to that Minister of the Government such information in the possession of the Board as is reasonably necessary for the performance by that Minister of his or her functions under Chapter 11 of Part III of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 .

Exchange of public service data.

147. —(1) A local authority shall, at such intervals as are specified by the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, supply to that Minister of the Government such information in its possession as falls within any class of information specified by that Minister for the purpose of this subsection, being a class of information the supply of which to that Minister is reasonably necessary for the performance by that Minister of his or her functions under Chapter 11 of Part III of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 .

(2) The Minister for Social and Family Affairs shall, at such intervals as are specified by a local authority, supply to the local authority such information in his or her possession as falls within any class of information specified by the local authority for the purpose of this subsection, being a class of information the supply of which to the authority is reasonably necessary for the performance by the authority of its functions relating to houses, dwellings or other structures (either generally or those which have been provided by it).

Provision of details of tenancy to Revenue Commissioners.

148. —(1) In this section “identification number” means—

(a) in the case of an individual, the individual's personal public service number, and

(b) in the case of a company, the registered number of the company.

(2) On the request of—

(a) a landlord of a dwelling, on his or her furnishing—

(i) his or her identification number, or

(ii) his or her name and the identification number of his or her authorised agent,

or

(b) the Revenue Commissioners, on their furnishing—

(i) the identification number of a landlord of a dwelling, or

(ii) the name of a landlord of a dwelling and the identification number of his or her authorised agent,

the Board shall, at such time or times as are reasonably specified in the request, furnish to the Revenue Commissioners—

(I) confirmation as to whether the landlord has registered a tenancy in respect of a dwelling, and

(II) in the event of there being one or more than one tenancy so registered, such of the particulars registered in respect of it or them as the Revenue Commissioners may require.