‘Latest Daft.ie rent report exposes worsening housing emergency in West Dublin’, says local TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin West, Paul Donnelly has demanded that the Minister for Housing ‘take emergency action to tackle run away rents’ in Dublin West.

The call was made as the Quarter 3 Daft.ie rent report shows new rents surging by 11.8% in Dublin West.

“It is clear that there is a growing housing emergency in Dublin West,” Deputy Donnelly said.

“The latest Daft.ie rent report has set a new record.

“In the last 12 months new rents have increased by an average of 11.8 % to €2114 a month or €109,928 a year in Dublin West.

“These huge sums are clearly unaffordable for the vast majority of people in Dublin West.

“The housing crisis is spiralling out of control and must be stopped.

“The Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien must take emergency action to tackle run away rents.

“This means a three-year ban on rent increases.

“It means a properly designed refundable tax credit to put a month’s rent back into every private renter’s pocket.

“It also means increasing and accelerating the delivery of genuinely affordable cost rental homes.

“Not only are the Government’s affordable cost rental targets too low, but they also aren’t even meeting these.

“The schemes are badly designed and too much bureaucracy imposed on Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies is preventing the delivery of more homes at a faster pace.

“Shockingly, Minister Darragh O’Brien recently said that there is no housing emergency.

“Well, anyone reading today’s Daft.ie rent report would beg to differ. People affected by this crisis every day in Dublin West would beg to differ.

“Minister O’Brien should support Sinn Féin’s motion in the Dáil this evening declaring a housing emergency and then introduce emergency measures to help struggling renters. Renters in Dublin West can’t be expected to keep waiting, they need to see action to tackle the housing crisis now.”