Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

These amendments, particularly amendment No. 21, relate to the treatment of tenants who are repaying arrears as per an agreement with their landlord. Where a person has experienced difficulties making repayments during the emergency period, there should not be increases in rent for six months after the end of that period. Many people will scrape to get through that period. To impose any additional increases after the emergency period is just not fair.

That is my only contribution on the group. If this is my final contribution, I wish Senators well over the Christmas period, particularly on this issue. We have a huge amount of work to do in the new year. I hope to introduce a proposal, perhaps a Private Members' Bill, reflecting our ideas on the rental sector. The Minister has mentioned the housing system as a whole and all its constituent parts. I would like to introduce a Private Members' Bill that articulates our ideas and contribution to the debate, particularly on renters.