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Labour says a blanket ban on pet ownership for renters is unfair.
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Labour says a blanket ban on pet ownership for renters is unfair.
Green Party TD resigned as party whip and voted against the bill this week over concerns it did not go far enough to protect renters.
Renters are more likely to work in the sectors worst hit by the pandemic.
The emergency measure mean tenants cannot be forced to leave a property, and rent increases are prohibited.
The final decision will be made by Cabinet in the coming days.
The number of households on the payment has risen by 5,136 since mid-March.
Tasc has said its report challenged the idea that people get into debt because of a “personal failing”.
The minister said RPZ rules will never bring 4% rate rise across the board.
Giving tax relief to renters would cost €279 million.
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy said that the situation outlined by Coppinger “sounds disgusting”.
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy hopes to introduce the reform later this year.
The boom in renting and the decline in home ownership are remarkable developments in Ireland, writes Professor Tony Fahey.
Although there is no silver bullet, and the problem has become so acute that it probably needs the kitchen sink thrown at it, writes Victor Duggan.
“Let the games commence”
Conor Skehan says Irish people must stop thinking of renting as ‘dead money’.
The average rent in Dublin is now €1,289.
The law that will bring in the property tax next year makes residential property owners liable for the household charge but should those who rent pay it instead?