Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I make these points to acknowledge that there has been change within the Fine Gael Party regarding the idea of rent clarity. I think that has been brought about by public pressure. Our view is that the Minister's announcements are far too limited in scope and scale. Given the figures I have just outlined, the geography issue is for too restrictive and too limited. The boundaries of the cities do not take account of the suburban conurbations contiguous to the cities of Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway, etc. In many ways, these proposals appear to be too little, too late.

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