The government have made a cabinet decision today to cap rental price increases at 2% or the rate of inflation.

This is significant because it gives renters who are under tremendous pressure certainty that rental prices cannot increase dramatically in a short period of time.

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick - Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing and Eoin O’Broin TD - Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Housing joined the Last Word to discuss.

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