Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 6, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(c) in section 24 by the insertion of the following subsection:

“(24BB) With effect from the passage of this Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 24A, orders under subsection (5) of that section shall be deemed to have been made in respect of the administrative areas of all housing authorities and, accordingly, the entire State is deemed to be a rent pressure zone for a period of three years.”.”.

Imperfect as rent pressure zones, RPZs, are, and there are problems with them, this amendment seeks to extend them across the country. At the moment some of the largest rent increases are happening in rural areas that are not covered by rent pressure zones. There is a need for these limited protections on rents to apply across the board and this should have been done a long time ago. I ask that the Minister of State accept the amendment.

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