Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

That is the actual situation. There is no regulation and there is no licensing. Judging from what the Taoiseach has said, he has no intention of sending the Competition Authority after these guys. This is a disgrace. After all the money that has been creamed off in the last 15 years, they are threatening to put up fees by 33% because the price of houses will not rise at the same rate as they have in the last ten years. It is an outrage and the Government needs to act on it, rather than talking about planning and development conditions, management companies and any other sand the Taoiseach thinks he can throw in the eyes of the public.

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