Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion

Mr. Maurice Deverell:

Yes, but the point is that we are very short of rental properties at present. Therefore, if we discourage people who go into nursing homes from renting out their properties - and they are left vacant - it does not help with the State's obligation to provide housing because these properties should not be lying vacant. We should be encouraging rather than discouraging people. I just wanted to make the point about the use of the word "bequeathed" in the legislation.

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