Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-19
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Brian Stanley (IND), Laois

In support of the motion, I have to say the laissez-faire policies the Government is pursuing has led to this. If the Minister of State has read history, which I am sure he has, in the 1840s, mass evictions and mass starvation was pioneered by Sir Charles Trevelyan, a British autocrat. This time, it is being pioneered by the Minister of State's party, Fianna Fáil----

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Sitting date: 2026-05-19