Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

It is telling us it will not support rent certainty, despite it supporting the idea when it was represented on the housing committee. When it was let out into the wider sphere and its members are under the party whip, it is a different story.

It is just beyond belief as we know the landlords have a major investment in this Dáil, with 20% to 25% of Deputies having that interest. I await Members' interests being published in January but the figure was at 20% at least. The Minister and Minister of State are landlords so is that the reason they are afraid to take any effective action, I wonder?

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