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

I also extend my sympathy to those affected by the school shooting in Austria.

The Taoiseach was right about one thing; I did not expect these proposals. That is because at no stage in recent months, weeks or even today, until the press release was issued earlier, was there any mention by Government in all its spin that what it is actually introducing here - and the Taoiseach has not even acknowledged it himself in his comments as he seems to be ashamed of it, and rightly so - is that every six years, rent regulation as we know will be effectively gone and landlords can fully up the rents.

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