Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)

It is. I will read it again. It does say that. As part of this master of the spin, it also says "Tenancies of unlimited duration to be enhanced by introduction of rolling-six year tenancies ...". That is some enhancement, Taoiseach. You are getting rid of tenancies of unlimited duration and going back to the old system of rolling six-year tenancies. What you are presenting is Orwellian. The logic of this is the Government wants rents to rise. It is not enough that they have doubled over the past ten years. It is not enough that a third of tenants are now paying more than 50% of their net income on rent. It is not enough that more and landlords are actually coming into the market. The Government wants rents to go up even faster. That is why tenants, renters-----

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