Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

The Taoiseach saying that this is the most significant improvement for renters shows how low the bar is for renters in terms of improvements. Listening to him, it is easy to understand why people feel such despair about housing. The Government is out of ideas. We need a radical reset on housing and this Government just will not deliver that because that would mean admitting failure, and the Taoiseach does not seem capable of that.
Rents are at record levels and this legislation will drive them even higher. The Taoiseach can criticise the Social Democrats all he likes with his usual, baseless attacks, but the housing disaster is getting worse on his watch. It does not have to be like this. He could take radical action and prioritise renters and those who want to own their own home. He chooses not to.
The Taoiseach did not answer the question, so I will ask it again. How can he stand over a plan that will drive rents even higher?

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27