Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I agree that we need to learn from our neighbouring European countries. They have long-established stable private rental markets that make up a large percentage of their housing. We are not really at that stage yet but the amount of people living in rented accommodation is rising and I want to see that being stable for people. This is why I have opened the debate.

The supply issue is hugely important and we have an under supply at the moment. The Government will be publishing recommendations in the next few weeks regarding the construction industry, which will include the area of supply in the Dublin area. I have asked the PRTB to carry out a short piece of research that will give us the options and let us look at them. We have not reached conclusions yet. I want us to have that debate and to focus on that issue as well as the other elements that are contributing to the difficulties that arise, particularly in the Dublin area and other cities in Ireland.

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