I move for leave to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to continue and amend the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1923 to 1928.
Public Business. - Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Bill, 1929—First Stage.
Mr. Byrne
May I ask the Minister when the Bill embodying the re commendations contained in the Report of the Town Tenants Commission will be introduced? I presume that this Bill is only an extension of the Rent Restrictions Acts. As the Minister knows, there has been a good deal of forestalling going on at present with regard to business premises in the City of Dublin, and the Commission has reported on that.
The only statement which the Deputy can make on this motion is a statement against the introduction of the Bill. I will, however, let him ask a question.
Mr. Byrne
I realise that I am in the hands of the Minister entirely.
The difficulty is that the Minister and the Deputy are in my hands entirely.
Mr. Byrne
If I am in your hands I believe I am in better hands than those of the Minister. The question I want to ask the Minister is, when will the Bill embodying the recommendations of the Town Tenants Commission with regard to business premises be introduced? It is considerably overdue.
I cannot at present fix a definite date for the introduction of the Bill. All I can say is that it is in course of preparation.
Leave to introduce granted. Second Stage ordered for Wednesday, 5th June.