Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a crisis in the rental market. For the sake of €100 or even €50, many people on rent supplement and RAS are being made homeless. We gave a guarantee that people on RAS would be housed but it is not happening. People are reporting that they are homeless. Rent controls will be of use if there is a proper social housing that involves building social housing on a large scale. This is what is required to keep control and level out the playing field in terms of rents. That is the area upon which we need to focus.

The Minister of State mentioned supply. If she comes up with a plan to build more social housing on a large scale and if the private market is addressed, jobs will flow because there is a huge opportunity out there and it is important that we get there.

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