Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I request that some clarity and a directive be given out on this basis because we have a particular problem at this time and it is reducing supply. We all know the issues that exist and that they will get worse. We are already dealing with people who are in absolute fear of evictions. We have had the removal of the eviction ban and I cannot imagine how I, my office and some of our councillors will deal with this. I had hoped I already had that answer on some level and I was going to ask for my usual leeway regarding questions.

What are the departmental rules on the purchases of long-term rentals with the council where the landlord is looking to sell? There have been issues in the recent past. I know Louth County Council has purchased a number of houses where people were in housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancies, but we need to look at streamlining the conditions, probably across every local authority.

See this speech in context