Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

The Tánaiste claims there is a priority and an urgency around making these homes safe, with which I agree. However, there is no signal of urgency on the part of the Government. This contrasts sharply with the urgency with which it moved a statutory instrument to award over €17,000 extra to the Minister of State for housing and planning, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, for the glory of her attending Cabinet meetings which is actually part of her job description.

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