A couple of days ago Senator McFadden raised a serious matter of which I was previously completely unaware, which is housing agents apparently charging up to €500 to people for the privilege of being allowed to view a property. It is absolutely outrageous.

Hear, hear.

This practice certainly should be stopped. It is nothing but absolute exploitation of the most vulnerable people. Very often these houses are oversubscribed; therefore, if €500 is being charged, how much money is being made? How could people afford to do this? I call on the Government to introduce a simple Bill to address this issue to put this noxious practice out of favour. It should not be allowed.

Deputy Jan O'Sullivan has done it.

I beg the Senator's pardon. I understand Deputy Jan O'Sullivan has introduced such legislation in the Dáil; let us have it here in the Seanad. If nobody else is prepare to do so, I am certainly prepared to propose it and I am certain that there are plenty of Members who would second it but perhaps it would be better if the Government would take it up. I ask the Leader to do so as a matter of priority.