Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As far as the Deputy is concerned, we should throw another €2 billion or €3 billion at the problem. That would be very inflationary. The Deputy disagrees with the basic premise that underpins the economic model in this country. That model has resulted in a significant recovery from the Covid-19 situation. It is challenging right now because of this inflationary cycle. We want to work with people, trade unions and employers to navigate our way through this pandemic-generated inflationary cycle and to do it in an intelligent way that protects people's basic cost of living and jobs. Above all, we want to allow investment to continue in this country to allow more houses to be built. The most effective thing people and Oireachtas Members can do is to stop objecting to housing developments.

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