Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister consider holding a referendum on upward-only rent reviews, given that the Constitution as it stands will not allow for change in this area? While I agree there has been good work done on reducing rents associated with NAMA, there are hundreds of rents payable to Departments, including the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, that are subject to upward-only reviews. These Departments, as landlords, charge upward-only rents. Will the Minister commit to change in this area such that the rents will reflect market rates? How often does the Minister meet representatives of the banks?