Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Commitments were made by his party and others prior to the last election in regard to upward-only rent reviews. When I asked about it this morning, I was told the legislation would not allow for it, as we were told in last year's budget, but the Government has not found a means or mechanism by which it could address the issue in the meantime. Ask the shopkeepers about rates.

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