Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)

The Government's rent pressure zone changes have caused fear among renters and uncertainty for investors and the Taoiseach's response to questions earlier provided no clarity. We got poetry - at least, one of the Government Deputies did - but we got no direct response. The Taoiseach said the changes to rent pressure zones will increase supply. Has any modelling been done to show how that will happen? Why did the Government pick March 2026 for the changes to take effect? If they are going to increase supply, why did the Government not do them sooner? The reality is that as experts tell us, they are more likely to lead to a slowdown in supply as landlords hoard properties pending the introduction of the changes in March 2026. Why was March 2026 chosen? Has the Government done any modelling?

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