Today's ERSI report on rent prices spells out clearly that the Government's housing policy is 'in tatters'.
That's according to Donegal TD Pearse Doherty who says there needs to be a blanket ban put on rent increases for new and existing tenants.
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In the Dail this afternoon, Deputy Doherty says renters are being fleeced and accused Finance Minister Michael McGrath of standing on the side-lines.
Responding, Minister McGrath claimed that if a Sinn Fein policy was adopted, it would ultimately impact the supply of new homes:
