Coppinger: Housing Minister is private landlord

The Anti-Austerity Alliance has accused two Ministers of bias in the area of rent controls because they themselves are both private landlords.

The Anti-Austerity Alliance has criticised the fact that that many TDs, including the Housing Minister Paudie Coffey are themselves private landlords.

The party's housing policy calls for rent controls on private property, while the state would also undertake major building programmes to provide affordable housing.