Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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The issue of prevention and preventative measures has come up quite a lot. The challenge is that the Residential Tenancies Acts, of which there have been many, would not be the appropriate place for these measures and we would, therefore, not be able to introduce amendments to a residential tenancies Bill. I am not aware of any primary legislation that has been introduced by the Government amending the Housing Acts. There have been comparable amendments that are focused on prevention but under the rules of the Oireachtas, we can only table amendments that are consequential to the Title and purpose of the Bill.