This motion has some very positive aspects. It is important to highlight the issue of flooding and its impacts on people across this country. It has impacted people in so many different ways and our hearts go out to all those who are dealing with the fallout from it. While we cannot predict whether it is going to rain tomorrow or the next day what we do know is that climate change is happening right now. We also know that we can prevent further changes in climate change. We also know we lack infrastructure investme…

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As I have stated previously, this Bill will be deeply damaging for renters. When we talk about renters, who are we talking about? We are talking about families, individuals and young people who are trying to work, go to school, go to college and live their lives. This Bill increases rents in a way that will absolutely hammer people. Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Minister are completely disconnected from the reality of what is involved in trying to rent a home right now. If they had any sense of what it is like to …

I never said it was.

It is not mud; it is the reality.

This Bill lacks it.

They will not be able to afford to be in it.

Not for existing renters. You give no protection to existing renters.

They are still as vulnerable to no-fault evictions.

No, I said very clearly and we say clearly, a ban on no-fault evictions.

It does absolutely. It is not a hypocritical statement; it is reality.

That is disgraceful. What the Minister does not care about is people is who are going to suffer these rents. We are not doing this as 20 seconds for social media. That is disgraceful.

That is a disgrace. Withdraw that.

We are voting against rent increases.

But not to existing renters. At least have the honesty to accept that.