Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-23
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

A key consideration has to be the likely impact of any extension on supply. Recent data show that around 21,000 home sales last year involved landlords selling their properties while just 7,500 homes were bought by landlords. That means a net loss of 13,500 homes to the rental stock. We have to ask the question why the smaller landlords are leaving the market in droves. We have a whole range of rent protection zones. They came in I think in 2016 initially-----

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Sitting date: 2023-02-23