Sinn Féin is calling for urgent moves to introduce rent control to ease the housing crisis in Dublin.

Housing spokesperson, Dessie Ellis TD, said the party has always believed that something as important as housing could not be left purely to the private market, and that regulation and fairness was needed.

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He said: "We have been particularly vocal in the last three years on this issue because many Dublin tenants have seen their rent go up well beyond their ability to afford it. In the last three years it has risen by just under 40%.

"I welcome statements by Labour TD's, Senators and Councillors in recent weeks and months which support this call. These people need to bring pressure on their party to push for Rent Control at cabinet level. The longer we wait the more people will be forced into homelessness due to unaffordable rates."

(CD/JP)