Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The level of the shouting down of Government speakers illustrates the motivation behind this debate. This is a reactionary debate. We have heard shrill and strident shouting, hollow slogans and cheap caricatures of the motivations of Government speakers. It does nothing to solve the housing crisis and assures me this is not the time to change Government.

There has not been a word about climate, migration or enterprise, some of the key global issues that face this country. It is all about the Opposition being dazzled by political opportunism around the housing crisis we are facing. The reality is that it rings hollow to me to hear Deputies currying favour in their constituencies and opposing homes left, right and centre and then coming into the House and condemning the Government for failing to supply houses in those selfsame constituencies.

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