Labour leader Ivana Bacik said that average house prices were ‘a whopping’ 35% more expensive nationally than they were at the start of the pandemic.

Just six per cent of people renting in Ireland do so by choice, according to a report from homelessness charity Threshold

Fáilte Ireland estimates up to 12,000 properties could be reintroduced into the long-term rental market on enactment of these regulations

More than 12,000 households reached out to a charity last year over fears they would be made homeless