Housing Rents

Your information is collected to assess and process monies due to Dublin City Council in respect of rents. 

The legal basis is provided for under the Housing Acts 1966-2014, Landlord & Tenant (Ground Rents) (No.2) Act 1978, Personal Insolvency Act 2012, Dublin City Council Differential Rent Scheme, Dublin City Council Tenant Purchase scheme, the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005.

The information you provide may be shared with:

  • Department of Employment and Social Protection – re Social Welfare Fraud
  • An Post-to facilitate payment of rent through the Household Budget scheme
  • An Garda Siochana-for the detection of fraud and crime
  • Banks-to facilitate payment of rent by direct debit
  • Solicitors-re Tenant Purchase accounts
  • Councillors-re the buying out of ground rents and representations on behalf of tenants 
  • DCC Area Offices- re applications to reside, abandoned dwellings, anti-social behaviour
  • Other DCC Departments— Finance, Housing Maintenance, Waste Management, Loans & Grants, Tenant Purchase, HAP, RAS, Allocations, Homeless, Housing Welfare, Travellers Section

Your information is retained for 7 years after you cease to be a tenant liable to pay rent unless there is ongoing debt collection proceedings in which case your information will be kept until monies owing are paid. 

You are required under your Tenancy Agreement with Dublin City Council to provide full and detailed particulars of your income and that of any family member living with you. You must inform the Council of any change in income of yourself or a family member as soon as the change occurs.  Failure to do so could result in the maximum rent being applied. Arrears could also accrue. Failure to pay your arrears could result in an order of the Court for eviction.

Dublin City Council receives personal data from:

  • Department of Employment and Social Protection- for details of Social Welfare income, PPSN’s, dates of birth
  • Revenue Commissioners-for details of employment and income
  • Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Social Workers—confirming illness or admittance of a tenant to a nursing home/hospital
  • Solicitors—re the estate of a tenant