Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath warned Mary Lou McDonald’s policies could ‘further drive landlords out’ of Irish market
It also found that since 2011 the State’s population grew by half a million, but only 130,000 housing units were added in this time.
But Mr McGrath said the introduction of the tax was a significant measure. He said the Government would monitor it as it was implemented and keep it under review. There were significant challenges but measures also included helping put 35,000 first-time buyers on the property ladder and construction of public housing on a scale not seen in a very long time, he said.
He told Ms McDonald that “your policies would actually further drive landlords out of the Irish market and you need to be honest about that”. He said that very ill and vulnerable people were not getting the housing they need and Ireland “needs a new Government, not just a new Taoiseach”. He added that “rocketing rents” were forcing people to emigrate and this “puts shame on this Government”.
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