Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-21
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Pearse Doherty (SF), Donegal

That is the really shameful thing. He talks about Sinn Féin and tries to mislead the public with some of his commentary. Let us deal with reality. I am talking about affordable housing. How much did he deliver in year 1? Zero. How much did he deliver in year 2? He delivered 75. How much did he deliver in year 3? Fewer than 1,000.
In year 4, the Minister promised 5,500 but how much did he deliver? He will not tell us. That is how bad his plan is. It shows how little confidence the Minister has in himself that he will not even tell us. If he was achieving those targets he would be donning a hard hat and posing for photographs. The Minister's plan is failing. He is failing as a Minister and he needs to understand that.
The Minister can come out with the same stuff over and over again but let us look at the facts. Home ownership is falling under his Government. Nothing he says will take away from that. House prices are at an all-time high, rents are through the roof and homelessness is at levels that we have never seen before.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-21