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

My question is about compulsory rental orders. Last May, the Minister said he was open to the idea. What has he done about them since? Has he looked into this? As he knows, on the night of the census there were 35,000 empty rental properties in the country. Part of the solution to the housing crisis is to make the best use we can of existing housing stock, in terms of the crisis we are in as well as sustainability. This has been done successfully in other countries and cities with particularly high housing demand. Is this being considered? What are the thoughts of the Minister? Is he considering introducing it? Will he give us an update on how he has progressed on this since his comments last May?

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