Activists want to end the sell-off of council homes.
Campaigners say Dublin City Council isn’t doing enough to bring vacant properties back on the market.
The Dublin Renters Union have held a protest outside a luxury apartment block on the south side, where the majority of units are lying empty.
Rents at the One Ballsbridge building cost up to five-thousand euro.
Peter Dooley from the Renters Union wants the government to bring-in a vacant property tax:
There are more than 30,000 vacant homes in Dublin
— Kevin O'Mahony (@Kev_OMahony) March 6, 2020
Renters Union held a demo outside a luxury apartment block in Ballsbridge
Rent there is €5k a month and majority of units are lying empty
Campaigners want a vacant property tax@union_dublin @PeterDooleyDUB pic.twitter.com/yhKOW6mcPY
"The problem is, it comes from Government policy where they facilitate luxury apartments like this, which add nothing to the social fabric to the area to profit off a crisis.
"They basically pay lip service to renters needs, there was a report that said more renters in poverty because of costs, there are empty apartments here, this is a ready-made supply.
"Bring it back into the market, and it will have an impact on secure homes and driving down rents."
