Dublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has urged other parties to\nsupport a Sinn F\u00e9in Bill, due to be debated in the D\u00e1il on Tuesday, that will\nreduce and freeze rents for workers and families.
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\nThe Sinn F\u00e9in TD said that the Bill, if enacted, would freeze all rents on\nexisting and new tenancies for a period of three years and that the legislation\nalso calls on the Minister for Finance to introduce a refundable tax credit of\nup to \u20ac1,500 for renters; equivalent to putting one month\u2019s rent back into\npeople’s pockets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nDeputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRents in this State are out of control and are continuing to rise.\u00a0The average rent in South County Dublin is now \u20ac2,224, the highest in any area of the State. This is on top of the ever growing cost of living, cost of insurance, and cost of childcare.<\/p>
\u201cIt is time to freeze rents and put money back into the pockets of workers and families. <\/p>
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in’s Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019 will be debated in the D\u00e1il on Tuesday and I am urging all TD’s to back this Bill.<\/p>
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in have been tabling proposals to deal with spiralling rents since 2016 but unfortunately Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have continuously blocked them.\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cWe introduced the Rent Certainty Bill in June 2016 and if this had been enacted then, new rents today would be \u20ac5,000 less expensive per year on average throughout the State and \u20ac7,500 less in Dublin.<\/p>
\u201cNow is the time for the D\u00e1il to act and to put a stop to out of control rents.<\/p>
\u201cThis Sinn F\u00e9in Bill, if passed, would ensure that renters would be protected from further rent hikes and it would put up to \u20ac1,500 per year back into the pockets of workers and families.<\/p>
\u201cRenters deserve better and all TD’s have a chance next Tuesday to give them a much-needed break.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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