Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. Another cost factor is upward-only rent reviews, an issue which was also to be tackled. We know that rents were not touched because it would not have suited the banks, given that they take in the most rents on commercial property. To claim having a review would be unconstitutional is fine, but the Government should have tackled the issue, instead of caving into the banks. Getting access to credit, even for businesses that are doing okay, is unbelievably difficult. The most significant problem of all for the domestic economy is the fact that people have little or no disposable income.

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