Rent caps ‘part of a carefully thought-out process’
He rejected claims a deal struck with Fianna Fáil to potentially extend the plan to other cities early next year is a “watering down” of the original move.
Under plans debated by the Dáil, rent “pressure zones” are to be introduced in Ireland’s two largest cities from next month, capping price rises for existing renters to a maximum of 4% a year for the next three years.
