Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Thank you. It is most disappointing, as people had hoped the Minister of State would take some action. I appreciate that there are landlords who are in over their heads, as many people became landlords from 2006 onwards when they were encouraged to do so by the previous regime and the Government. However, there is also a considerable number of landlords who own multiple properties. That was revealed in the context of the property tax payments, that people had massive and multiple properties in this country. It is somewhat unfortunate that the Government seems to have catered more for their needs rather than those of people who are facing economic eviction and rent increases.

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