Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-20
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Peter Burke (FG), Longford-Westmeath

I thank Deputy Ó Broin for bringing forward this Bill and providing me with the opportunity to bring clarity to the issues raised. For reasons I will explain in more detail, the Government is not supporting the Bill. Before I explain, however, I wish to note with concern that Deputy Ó Broin did not avail of the services available from the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers. On the face of it, it would appear that Sinn Féin has not made any attempt to ensure the Bill is legally sound. Moreover, it is doubtful whether it has done any meaningful research on the potential longer-term-----

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Sitting date: 2020-10-20