Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

When we changed the tax rules in the wake of one of the Bacon reports rents went through the roof. A fine balance has to be struck between the rental market and first-time buyers. Some people have made obscene profits in recent times. If a bit of sense enters the housing market those people might be hurt but that is the game they are in. When they are winning they do well——