Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Data from the RTB shows that 19,049 new tenancies were registered in January and February of this year. In the last three months of 2022 during the winter eviction moratorium, 1,896 HAP tenancies were created. On this point, I want to highlight that the State created on average 630 HAP tenancies during each month last year. That is a direct support for our most vulnerable renters. Almost 60,000 active HAP tenancies are being supported under the scheme, yet, in one fell swoop, Sinn Féin, the main Opposition party, said it would get rid of it.

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