Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the point Deputy O'Callaghan raised, it is important the Minister with responsibility for housing comes before this House. It is important we get to the bottom of why the Minister has misled the House about a flawed scheme, about which the senior civil servant in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform said it was being lobbied by developers because it would line their pockets and push up house prices. My colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, has clarified with the Central Bank that what the Minister put on the record of the Dáil was not true and that the Central Bank has not approved this scheme. The Minister not only misled the Dáil but also the people by appearing on "Prime Time" and reiterating that falsehood. With respect to the Government the Taoiseach leads, it is crucial he has the Ministers accountable to the House and that they are able to explain to this House and the public why this Minister continues to peddle this lie about a deeply false scheme that was lobbied for by developers and that will push up house prices.

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