1 in 5 of our TDs are also landlords.
The most recently published register of members interests, shows 32 of the 174 TD’s in Dáil Éireann have declared rental income for the past year.
Junior Minister Michael Healy-Rae listed a range of properties in his ownership, including a petrol station, B&B’s and forestry plots, according to the Irish Examiner.
The register shows that neither the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste are landlords.