Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Energy Poverty: Discussion

Photo of Paul DonnellyPaul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It related to the increase in rents. It is rare, but I have seen a couple of renovictions where people had to leave properties. I cited an example where rents had doubled. I do not know whether this is a matter for the SEAI. If we are going to consider giving substantial grants to private landlords, though, it needs to be stitched in that rents do not increase.

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