Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

——because of the Government's willingness to toe the line of the movers and shakers, the fundraisers, the donors and the construction industry.

In the Official Report of 15 February 2000, volume 514, column 595, when referring to Part V, the former Fianna Fáil Deputy, Mr. Eddie Wade, told the House:

This provision is the best way to guarantee housing for all who need it. As the Celtic tiger passes over Ireland, there is no excuse for hard-working citizens to be denied a new home in which to live.

The Celtic tiger did not pass over many parts of Ireland and it certainly never passed over my constituency. Thousands of hard-working citizens have been denied homes by the Government.

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