Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Two weeks ago, the Minister voted against a Sinn Féin Bill to provide for a referendum to enshrine the right to housing in the Constitution, as was recommended by the Constitutional Convention.

As per the programme for Government, that recommendation was referred to the Oireachtas committee on housing, which also recommended that the right to housing be enshrined in the Constitution. The Minister and the Government, however, have consistently faced down and voted against doing anything about that recommendation. The Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, stated this morning that the Government should reopen this conversation and I agree with him. Does the Minister agree and where stands the Government on this issue? Has the Constitutional Convention's recommendation effectively been binned?

See this speech in context