Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)

The recently enacted Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 provided for a change to the upward-only rent reviews that were in place until that time. The Taoiseach is well aware that the legislation is not retrospective on the basis of legal advice which I believe came from the Attorney General. A letter in today's The Irish Times by Professor David Gwynn Morgan, who is one of two of the foremost constitutional lawyers in the country, questions that legal advice. He says it is not unconstitutional to retrospectively address the issue of upward-only rent reviews.

The Taoiseach will be aware that the Grafton Street Tenants' Association met yesterday morning and it is pleading with the Government to address this issue. The new legislation does nothing for people who find themselves in difficulty right now. It is essential if this Government is serious about facilitating-----

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