Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, registry shows

About 20% of the country’s political representatives are landlords, according to the most recent registry of members interests.

At least 30 of the 158 TDs in the 32nd Dáil rent out property to tenants. There are 52 new TDs who are yet to record their land and property interests with the Oireachtas registry before January of next year.

TDs have to register such rentals when their share of annual rent exceeds €2,600 a month. They don’t have to register properties that they, their spouse or child lives in.