Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

"Leo always delivers" was the text message that sparked what is now the criminal investigation into the leaking of confidential documents. The question many people are asking, however, is when Leo will deliver for the renters and for people who want to own their own homes in this city and beyond, and when Leo will deliver to make sure the wings of the vulture funds are clipped. The Tánaiste suggests that this was back in 2012 and 2013. In 2019, six out of ten homes sold in Dublin were bought up by these vulture funds under the Government's nose. The Government was told about this. I told the Minister with responsibility time and again. The Government voted just seven months ago to keep the sweetheart tax arrangements for these funds in place. The Government continually refuses to implement Sinn Féin's proposal to double capital investment in social, affordable and cost-rental accommodation.

Last night, the Government voted against freezing rents and reducing rents by providing a refundable tax credit, which would take some of the pressure off people who are suffering as a result of its policies. The Tánaiste sat at the Cabinet table for ten years. In that time, house prices have doubled. They are out of the reach of generations. Rents are through the roof. Has the Tánaiste any idea of what type of proposals will be brought forward, or will he just make another attack and blame the Opposition for the policies that he has implemented for the last ten years?

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