Rental Sector: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-27
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

The Government's representatives need to start listening to what the people who come into their offices are saying. They need to actually listen to them, because I do not think anybody across the floor listens. People are in bits. They cannot find somewhere to live and when they do, they cannot afford it. People are constantly in fear of being evicted because the new rules that came in ensure the landlord can up the price once they evict the tenant. It is an absolutely ridiculous rule to have put in place. The rent caps put in are too high, to start with.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-27