Séamus Healy (Tipperary, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

We need to declare a housing emergency in the Dáil today to ensure that there are no further evictions, that we do not add to the crisis that already exists and that we have a rent freeze for tenants who are trying to make ends meet, and failing to do so, and who are under huge pressure this Christmas.

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