Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have because this has descended into a total farce. I remember when the Minister, Deputy Kelly, took over, he went on television with an ashen-faced John Tierney. I said the morning after that if he brought John Tierney to every house in the country, he would not change people's minds but now he would not find them. Some 365,000 houses are missing. That is 1,000 for every day of the year. That would solve the homeless crisis in Europe, not to mention in Ireland. This is farcical. This will be some legacy for the Minister, Deputy Kelly - 365,000 houses for which he cannot account. Please adjourn before I walk out in disgust.

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