Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I tabled Question No. 18 which also relates to rent pressure zones. In particular, I want to raise the issue of cities such as Limerick and Waterford which have not been included as rent pressure zones because they have not satisfied the criteria. The Minister stated there would be a review in the summer, but one of the issues is the use of electoral areas. In one electoral area in my constituency, there is an extensive rural area as well as the most expensive rental properties which are at the edge of the city. I think the same applies in Waterford. Will the Minister examine the use of these local electoral areas? They have mixed rents which keep cities such as Waterford and Limerick from being designated but recent figures show that rents have gone up significantly in Limerick city. This needs to be re-examined.

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