Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but you could still sell eight and then sell that other one to the individual. Even before this issue arose and before the eviction ban and all of the discussion after it, I was quite aware of this exact situation. The apartments of long-term tenants, perhaps in apartment blocks, who had been renting for years, could be sold and they were never given the opportunity or chance to buy. In fact, they could be cut out more than those whose home was being sold individually because such people have a better chance of getting an offer in. I will conclude here, but I do wonder whether the legal basis for conferring different rights on people by virtue of their owning more is questionable.