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

That is the narrative. The choice here is between having a roof over your head or not; having rent that you can afford or not; having a Government that will stand up and defend renters or not; having a Government with the basic intelligence and cop-on to know that one does not create more uncertainty for renters at a time when supply is that tight and rents are so high and people are to the pin of their collar.

People are afraid now. There are working families who are afraid of what lies ahead. I asked the Taoiseach to state very clearly what a family should do, in the coming weeks and months, when they get a notice to quit and when they are evicted. Where does that working family go? I would like the Taoiseach to answer that question.

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