Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On Friday we will have the publication of the Finance Bill which will give effect to some of the Government's polices announced on budget day. When will the Government heed expert advice and evidence-based policy? Since budget day we have seen the price of new houses in certain estates soar by €45,000. We are informed by Daft that as a result of the budget announcement on Tuesday, traffic on its website for new homes increased by 130%, yet there are no new homes. What we have now is increased demand as a result of the Government's idiotic policy, which has been taken from Fianna Fáil's proposal for twice the amount of money for new homes. What is happening is a disgrace and the Government needs to stop it now.

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