Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The number one reason we need a general election is that the Government has failed to address the greatest housing crisis in the history of the State. It has failed to build the public housing people need while shovelling more and more cash into the private landlord sector. The Government is part of the problem, not part of the solution. The only reason to allow this Dáil to run for even one more day is the abortion legislation. This legislation must be processed as quickly as possible-----

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