Mr. Tom O'Brien:

These are questions that should have been put in the House and raised publicly. Rather than having sound bites and policy by populism, we should have people who are trying to make a real difference to the sector, trying to bring accommodation to the market at affordable prices. Frankly, we have seen nothing in this Bill that will do anything to improve supply. We will continue to grapple with supply, high rents and a lack of accommodation.

The first thing the representative from the Union of Students in Ireland stated was that there is a shortage of accommodation. Regardless of what side of the fence people are on, we all accept that there is a shortage of accommodation. None of the legislators on this side of the room have brought forward any measures in respect of this matter. It is just looking at protecting the existing level of stock, which has been proven to be inadequate. We would not have a supply issue if it was not.