Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----in which it views tenants. They are citizens with basic rights, not cash cows for private landlords. Instead of trying to solve the housing crisis, the approach of the Minister, Deputy Kelly, has been to support landlords and the owners of private rented accommodation. In his response, the Taoiseach acknowledged that not enough houses have been built. He said we cannot deal with this matter in a satisfactory way until more houses are built. I did not need to put a question to him to be told that. I asked him when he would take appropriate and urgent action.

I remind the Taoiseach that he has refused to tackle rising rents - that is policy. He has refused to tackle rent uncertainty - that is policy. He has refused to remove the veto from the banks - that is policy. He has refused to build enough social housing - that is policy. When will he change his policy? Dublin City Council has a shortfall of €16 million. Will the Taoiseach change his policy and build the necessary homes for citizens who deserve them in order to deal with the crisis?

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