Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is their own fault; there is no reason for them to be on the streets this Christmas; it is their fault - the Taoiseach should read over or play back his answer to me, very slowly. I asked him a very simple question and Sinn Féin will be releasing a policy document on housing later this week. I asked the Taoiseach why he does not liaise with the European Commission to have the housing crisis declared a national emergency in order to speed up the various procurement processes for the construction of social housing. The Taoiseach ignored that question entirely. In his answer he talked about bringing stability to these families but the Government has brought chaos to the lives of tenants and families who are homeless as a result of its policies. The Government's policy is not to build social housing.

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