Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-21
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

The Deputy objected to 2,000 homes in her constituency alone. Her party has objected to 12,000. She particularly objects to one-bedroom accommodation because the people who live in them are "transients", to use her language, and build-to-rent accommodation, even though we need more properties to rent.
She could drop her opposition to the help-to-buy and first home schemes. Many first-time buyers know an election is coming in the next two years and are starting to read about Sinn Féin policies. We had more first-time buyers in January than in any month since records began in 2010. They know Sinn Féin will take away the help-to-buy and first home schemes and are concerned about it. Sinn Féin should take that threat off their backs.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-21