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

The Minister will give consideration to any legislation brought forward by the Opposition. I am very aware that we face a housing crisis and I am also very aware of the many personal stories. The Deputy does not have a monopoly on compassion or understanding. He may think he does but he does not. Every Member of this House has constituents and friends and family.

Every Member of the House can recount personal stories about how people have been impacted by the housing crisis, be it through high rents, the difficulty finding a place to buy and the many other issues the Deputy mentioned. That is why we have Housing for All, the biggest investment in social housing in the history of the State. That is why we have cost rental for the first time and why we have introduced a rent freeze in real terms, linking rent increases to inflation.

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