Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, the abject failure of the Government to take any action to tackle house prices; the fact that claims by the Minister of State with responsibility for housing that house prices would stabilise have been proven false by figures which show that in 2005 prices for second-hand homes in Dublin rose by an average of €1,600 a week, bringing the average price of a second-hand house in the capital to €468,000; and the necessity for the Minister of State to outline what action will be taken by the Government on this critical issue.

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