Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026

Disclosure of certain information to Revenue Commissioners

21. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 147A:

“147A. (1) The Revenue Commissioners may, where they consider that it is necessary and proportionate for the performance by them of their functions, request the Board to supply the Revenue Commissioners with—

(a) information contained in the register, or

(b) where it appears to the Board that a dwelling is, or might be, the subject of a tenancy that is not registered under Part 7, some or all of the following information:

(i) where the owner, landlord or tenant of the dwelling is—

(I) an individual, the name, contact details, address (including postcode) and personal public service number of the individual,

(II) a company, its name, its contact details, the address (including postcode) of its registered office, its tax reference number and its registered number, or

(III) a body corporate other than a company, its name, its contact details, the address (including postcode) of its principal office or place of business and its tax reference number;

(ii) the address (including postcode) of the dwelling;

(iii) the duration of the tenancy;

(iv) the amount of rent payable under the tenancy;

(v) the number of tenants;

(vi) such other information as the Revenue Commissioners may reasonably require for the purposes of their functions.

(2) The Board shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a request under subsection (1) or at such intervals as are specified by the Revenue Commissioners, comply with the request in so far as the information requested is in their possession.

(3) The Board may, of its own volition, disclose to the Revenue Commissioners the following information in its possession:

(a) information relating to a decision under subsection (4)(a) or (5) of section 148X to impose a sanction;

(b) information relating to a sanction imposed under Part 7A;

(c) information relating to a tenancy, or a dwelling that appears to the Board to be the subject of a tenancy, that is not registered under Part 7,

the disclosure of which to the Revenue Commissioners is necessary and proportionate for the performance by the Revenue Commissioners of their functions.”.