Homelessness: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-26
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

The party created a kind of Faustian pact by whipping up anger among people.
I ask that Members opposite deal with the issues at hand and stop trying to create bogeymen for vote-getting purposes That will solve nothing. Everyone on this side of the House wants to solve homelessness. I do not expect Members opposite to agree with our policies. That is not how it works or should work. Challenging us on policy, as Deputy Boyd Barrett often does on a very deep level, sharpens our policies and at least gets the debate going.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-26