Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-06-27
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Pearse Doherty (SF), Donegal

-----and the Tánaiste actually does not know the Government's own housing policy. He stood there and tried to justify this. I understand his dilemma because I asked him a simple question, which was whether he believes the houses the Government is delivering on Oscar Traynor Road, at an entry price of €400,000 for a three-bedroom house and going up to €475,000, are affordable. He cannot answer that simple question because he knows that to say "Yes" is absolutely daft and to say "No" shows up that the Government is completely failing ordinary people. So what did he do? He misled the Dáil. He suggested people can use the first home scheme to reduce the price by €100,000. People cannot do that. The problem is this. The Government's policy-----

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Sitting date: 2024-06-27