Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am afraid the Deputy will have to raise that directly with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. I am in general agreement with the Deputy that we should have such a protection scheme in place. It is very important that the deposits which tenants pay are held by an independent body, not by a landlord. That should be the case for all sorts of obvious reasons. I will have to raise the matter with the Minister myself and ask him to contact Deputy Howlin directly.

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