Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Níl sé seo maith go leor. Níl plean an Taoisigh ag obair. Leanfaidh na cistí ar aghaidh leis seo agus tá sé sin náireach. These investment, vulture and cuckoo funds have not been reined in; far from it. The Government facilitates their actions. Not alone does the Government allow them to snap up entire apartment blocks and houses, it incentivises them by giving them a tax break for that behaviour. Do not try to pretend this will work in favour of people caught in the rental trap, or young people or families looking to get a foot on the property ladder and put a stable roof over their heads. No, it will not. It will not at all.

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