Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-22
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I am always curious to hear when any Deputy in this House or any politician starts a contribution by telling somebody what they think because it is usually a prelude to a strawman or a trope, and that is basically what Deputy Barry has engaged in once again. I do not believe that there is an acceptable level of homelessness. I certainly do not believe the current levels of homelessness are acceptable. I can speak for the entire Government and our side of the House in that regard.
The Deputy again makes the ideological point about right and left, neoliberals, capitalists and all of that stuff. We are the Government that has built more social housing in a year than any government since 1975. There has not been a government in my lifetime that has been more committed to social housing than this one.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-22