Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

House prices continue to rise every single year including this week, as he serves in office. Rents have continued to soar beyond the reach of any ordinary people. People are being charged €2,500 to rent in this city. What has happened is disgraceful, it is a social catastrophe. Those in the highest office were right to call out this Government in regard to the catastrophe that is being met by ordinary people and families. Homelessness is now at record levels. It has increased year-on-year under the Minister's watch, nine years as a Minister. He is the best boy in the class, he has led the charge for this Government and successive Governments in rolling out the red carpets, providing the tax incentives for those institutional investors that pay no tax on their rent, no capital gains tax, and charge some of the highest costed rent in this city and elsewhere. After nine years surely to God - he could forget about listening to me, listen to ordinary people, particularly that generation that has no hope in his Government to sort this - and actually change track.

Invest properly in social and affordable housing and cost-rental housing and listen to those on the ground and those in the highest office of the State.

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