Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 99/2019 Official bill number / year
Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Eoin Ó Broin · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 5 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to freeze rents for three years on all existing and new tenancies.
- Rent freeze can only be extended by vote in the Houses of the Oireachtas; Residential Tenancies Board will index-link rents to local areas.
- Directs Minister for Finance to commission report on costs and structure of introducing refundable tax relief for tenants alongside freeze.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil5 Dec 2019
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil5 Dec 2019
Debates
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