Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

There is very little here for private renters. In fact, for some private renters, this will mean they will get evicted. The landlords will decide to take advantage of this scheme and upgrade the home, which will allow them to say it is a renovation. On that basis, they can do what is known as a “renoviction” of tenants. Even if people get to stay in the property, the landlord will be able to hike up the rents. Landlords will not get the benefit of reduced heating costs so they will presumably take back that benefit in rent, that is, if they engage in this scheme in the first instance. Is it planned to give more to benefit those in private rented accommodation? Again, it seems to me that a more simple way of going about this would be to say that by a specific date - 2030 or whatever - the standards required to have private rented accommodation will include achieving a BER of B1 or higher. Is anything more planned for private renters?