Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-12
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

-----because of decisions that were made at the time. There is no comparison to the current day. We need to have a sense of perspective in how we debate things. Yet, young people do leave the country for different reasons. The housing issue is similar all over the world. It is far more difficult to buy a house in Canada or Australia, for example, than in Ireland.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-12