Rory Hearne

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I take note of the Ceann Comhairle's earlier comment, and I thank her. I am back to the rents. Who can afford these outrageous rents? Does the Taoiseach know how much of a nurse's take-home pay is needed to pay the average Dublin rent of €2,600 per month? It is every last cent of it. This is the most cruel and callous Government since the foundation of this State. The Government parties knew their new rental measures would cause even higher rents and evictions, but they did it anyway. We have the highest rate of evictions since the Famine. Has the Taoiseach no sense of shame about the human misery being caused right now across this country by the Government's policies? I met a woman in Cabra yesterday who broke down in tears. She has cancer. She is being evicted. She has a colostomy bag. She cannot go into emergency accommodation. Where is she to go? Fianna Fáil has abandoned ordinary people. Why is the Government not putting in place a ban on evictions and freezing the rents?

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Where are these people to go?

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That is ridiculous.

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That is ridiculous.

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You are putting words in my mouth.

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That is not true.

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That is your view.

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It is your view.

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