Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

When politics is the art of the possible, the AAA hides behind ideological theory rather than deal with inconvenient facts. Constructive opposition and debate is welcome. There is an onus on those who criticise to propose something workable, however. It does not take a legal qualification to see where these proposals will fall foul of the Constitution. How exactly is it going to help those either homeless or facing homelessness by passing legislation that the AAA knows to be flawed?

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