Rent pressure zones could be in place in the Shannonside region within weeks.
They prevent landlords from increasing the price of rents by more than 2 per cent a year.
They were initially planned to cover the entire country by next March, but the government now wants to fast-track them.
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The Irish Independent says it's to stop landlords from increasing rents before the rent-caps are brought in.
Tarmonbarry councillor Tom Crosby has been reacting to the news:
