Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister satisfied with the level of regulation and enforcement in the private rented sector or is further regulation necessary? I ask this question on foot of a claim made by the Minister of State at a housing policy forum the other week that more people are choosing to rent because of a more flexible - in other words, insecure - working environment. Official Government policy, as set out in Rebuilding Ireland, is that a strong rental sector is needed to support a mobile labour market. Put another way, housing, like jobs, should be insecure. I am particularly concerned about the kind of life young people face given that the private rented sector is experiencing dramatic growth.

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