Fianna Fail says any new government must put further protections in place to protect tenants from vulture funds.

The party's finance spokesman, Michael McGrath says vulture funds initiate action for repossession or raise the interest rates that apply to loans - without being subject to enough regulation.

It comes after 60 families at the Cruise Park estate in Tyrellstown, west Dublin were sent eviction notices, and it's feared at least another 140 occupiers in the development may also be told to move out.

Deputy McGrath says the only solution is to introduce further regulations: