John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy will know from his own constituency, rents have reduced regardless of the existence of upward-only rent reviews. As I have often said, there is 13,000 sq. ft. of retail area per head of population, compared with 1,000 sq. ft. in the UK, which is part of the legacy of the previous Government. The point is that rents-----

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