Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In November of last year, the Taoiseach made plain his desire to introduce tax breaks for private developers. That sums up the approach of the Government in housing policy and the cul-de-sac which the Taoiseach's thinking has entered. Unfortunately, he is taking struggling renters and prospective owners down that cul-de-sac with him and stunting their life plans and hopes for the future. Is the Minister for Finance considering the introduction of tax breaks for developers, as the Taoiseach has suggested? What is his view on the fact that the Taoiseach wants him to do this?

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