Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

We have had the announcement of the rent policy discussed by the Cabinet today. I am sure the Government Deputies present would not disagree that there needs to be a full debate on these measures in the Chamber.

It is not clear to me whether it is proposed to make some extra room for a debate on these proposals or the Government intends to tack the proposals on to another Bill, for example, the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]. Can it be clarified? There are clearly important questions that need to be debated and teased out here. Will this apply retrospectively for those who have had rent increases in the past two months? Will there be a sunset clause to prevent increases in the immediate future?

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