Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That answers that question. Rents in County Wexford in the final quarter of 2021 alone increased by 15%. Was that anticipated? Did any research take place to say there were only so many houses available in Wexford and to take account of the fact rents would increase? One tenant who has approached me was paying €800 in rent and the landlord increased that by €175 within two years of the tenancy, which we have all acknowledged is not legal. His rent increased to €975, therefore, which the landlord was not entitled to do, although we staved off the increase until the two-year period had elapsed. How does the RTB anticipate that and advise the Government on matters such as that in Wexford?