Dáil debates

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

 

2:15 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a homicide. A Garda investigation is under way. The only person responsible for this is the individual who killed that poor man. I strongly encourage anyone who has information to provide it to the Garda so that officers can carry out their work and bring the person who killed this poor man to justice. That is what should happen.

We are building secure accommodation, with over 10,000 units added to the social stock this year. Most of these are new builds. There will be approximately 11,000 next year. These are secure houses and apartments for people who are on the housing list, for people who are in emergency accommodation, and for people who are rough-sleeping. That is happening. Starting from a very low base, we have been ramping up the building of social housing year on year. We are now at the point where over 10,000 safe houses and apartments are being provided for people on the housing lists and those who are homeless every year. That is at a much higher level than in the final years in which Deputy Micheál Martin's party was in office.

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