Rental Sector
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-03
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Cian O'Callaghan (SD), Dublin Bay North

I thank the Minister for that answer. I ask that the Minister confirm as soon as possible that he will bring in legislation by way of criminal charges and that landlords would be struck off. Both measures are needed. I do not think that there will be any discussion or debate around that. The quicker the Minister does that the better.
We do not know the scale of this. One of the reasons why this is the case is that there is no specific legislation that specifies this as a criminal offence. An Garda, for example, does not specifically record this on the PULSE system. That is why we need this to be tackled as quickly as possible. I thank the Minister for the answers and for the commitments he has given to keep us all updated on this issue.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-03