Rent controls introduced by the government are not working with increases of up to 20 per cent being reported in some parts of the country

Sinn Fein is set to put pressure on the government to take action in order to tackle the escalating cost of living.

The average monthly rent in Cork county is now €1,217 euro, which is up 104% from its lowest point, while rents in the City are now at €1,529 a month up 6.3% from the end of 2020.

Sinn Fein's Housing spokesman Eoin O'Brion says the cost of living particularly the cost of renting is out of control:

"So we're meant to have a rent cap of 2%. Every single county, in terms of the latest Daft and Residential Tenancies Board reports show rents well, well in excess of that, all of the western seaboard counties have 20% rental inflation or more."