Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-09
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Cian O'Callaghan (SD), Dublin Bay North

The Taoiseach told the Dáil earlier that housing commencements are up. Housing commencements are in fact down 14%. He also told the Dáil that the housing plan is working; however, all of the evidence shows that it is not. House prices and rents have never been so high. Homelessness has reached record levels. The number of people emigrating from the country because housing is unaffordable is increasing. There are hundreds of thousands of people stuck living in their parents’ homes in their 20s and 30s because housing is so unaffordable. Will the Taoiseach correct what he said on commencements? The numbers are, in fact, 14% down. Will he recognise that?

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Sitting date: 2022-11-09