Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Page 19 of the programme for Government speaks about ending the housing shortages and mentions the difficulties facing people renting accommodation. The latest daft.iereport was extremely bad news for Waterford city which saw one of the biggest increases in the cost of rent by a massive 19.7% year-on-year with an average rent of €955. There is absolutely no end in sight for hard-pressed people trying to pay rent every month. Waterford was not included in the initial rent pressure zones for the 4% cap on rent increases. When will we see a review of the rent pressure zones to incorporate this new up-to-date data?

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