Capital budget and rental legislation
Deputy Broughan seeks the promised capital-budget statement, urgent social-housing funding and action on rent regulation. The Taoiseach says the capital budget remains undecided but will be debated soon, and confirms legislation on the rental regime.
In the spring statement, we were told there would be a statement on the capital budget sometime before the end of June by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin. The month ends next Tuesday, so when can we expect that? Following Deputy Grealish-----
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Can we expect a major segment of that to provide urgent funding for social housing? Regarding the current situation with rents and rent supplement, etc., will there be legislation to provide what the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, is calling certainty in the rental regime-----
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-----or will there be a statutory instrument? When will we see that? Will we have that before the summer recess?
