Simon Harris and Pearse Doherty clash over rent reforms

There were heated exchanges in the Dáil on Thursday, as Tánaiste Simon Harris and Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty clashed over changes to rent reforms.

Mr Doherty accused the Government of allowing landlords to hike rents by “eye-watering” amounts, citing an investor report by Ires Reit which outlined how the country's largest landlord could see its rental income increase by 25%.

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