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

I ask the Tánaiste to tell me what she has done to deal with the major problem of rent increases, particularly as they affect people on rent supplement, for which the Tánaiste is directly responsible, but also more generally. The number of families that have fallen into poverty or homelessness is continuing to increase on the Tánaiste's watch. I would like to mention a number of rent increases that have taken place in the Tánaiste's constituency. Perhaps she can advise me of what can be done in these cases. A family in Mulhuddart Wood received a Christmas present from the landlord in the form of a rent increase from €850 to €1,400. Two other families had their rents increased from €900 to €1,300 and from €950 to €1,200, respectively. A family in the Gallery today had its rent increased from €900 to €1,300. Maybe the Tánaiste can tell us what she has done.

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