Taoiseach blasts Sinn Féin's housing policies as 'hypocrisy on a grand scale'

The Government is also coming under pressure to fast-track legislation to block rent hikes in the coming months connected to a loophole in laws around Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ).

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Sinn Féin's opposition to a housing development in Dublin undermines their housing policies. File Picture: Julien Behal

The Government has been told to fast-track legislation to block an 8% hike in rents in the coming months.

Renters have been left "in the lurch" by successive Housing Ministers, according to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.