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There has been a lot of hot air, heat and argument about what the Opposition parties may or may not have been saying. Let me set the position out very clearly in numbers.
We are years behind on these reforms, and if we do not act now, with the added economic costs of Covid, it may be too late to get many renters’ lives back on track.
I appreciate that taking that approach is particularly challenging in the run-up to an election, so it may be that the parties will have to wait until after May before they can come together to make progress on that issue.
However, because of the expectation he outlined—which may or may not be met—of the number of people who will ask to have the procedure, I think that he made the case for a two-year review at the outset of the bill.
We are not making measurements in areas where the majority of people may actually be living. We just measure close to roads and city centres, which may mean that we are missing some problems.
Additionally, the committee may wish to note that only two sitting days elapsed between the laying of the regulations and their coming into force.Do members have any comments?