Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-13
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I do not dispute for a second that it is a sad reality that over 13,000 people will spend Christmas in emergency accommodation; in fact, I said so in my opening remarks. I cannot understand why the Deputy would try to claim I was saying otherwise because I did not. I also said what I thought was the solution, which is ramping up social housing, ramping up cost-rental housing and standing up to those who in their constituencies oppose things, particularly those such as Deputy McDonald who oppose one-bed apartments in their constituencies, because that is actually the area where the greatest shortages are when it comes to housing in this city. I appreciate the stories that she mentioned are real. They reflect people's lived experience. However, the survey I mentioned, which the Deputy mentioned earlier, reflects real stories - over 2,000 real stories.

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Sitting date: 2023-12-13