Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Chris Andrews (SF), Labour Panel

Where do young people go? They are living at home in their 20s and want to get out, live independently and move on with their lives. What are they going to do? They have to stay at home. They cannot go out and rent. They are expected to rent. This will lead to homelessness because there are relationship breakdowns. Senator McCarthy is on the front line of dealing with homelessness and addiction issues. He has done amazing work to support people who find themselves in homelessness. Senator McCarthy and organisations like the one with which he is involved are picking up the tab for the failure of the Government to address the housing crisis. I will leave it at that. I have made a few points on which I ask the Minister of State to come back to me.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18