Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To be very clear, I do not want to delay these proceedings, and the issue has been well rehearsed by my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, but there is genuine concern about the definition of tenancy. I listened to what the Minister said and I know he stated his understanding. It will be a considerable time before we vote on this amendment. I ask that the Minister uses this time to get a legal interpretation from the Department so we are sure on this. Last night, I took issue with intended and unintended consequences. I genuinely believe this would be an unintended consequence. As I stated, according to the definition, R is the amount of rent last set under a tenancy, therefore making it clear-----

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