Last night the Dáil will vote to impose a higher stamp duty of ten per cent on purchases of ten or more houses or duplexes. While it may curb the influence of investment funds in the housing market critics argue it does nothing to address more endemic problems around affordability. For more on this we were joined on the show by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath.

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