Dáil debates
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Eviction Ban: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
9:45 pm
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The central cause of this crisis is the Minister and his policies. Deputy Barry was correct. The Minister will be remembered like some of his predecessors. Some of us are old enough to remember when Margaret Thatcher withdrew free milk from schools in Britain, giving rise to the campaign slogan, "Thatcher, Thatcher, milk snatcher". The proposal by John Bruton to introduce VAT on children's shoes almost brought down a Government. That is the Minister's legacy. It is what people will associate with the name Darragh O'Brien in perpetuity - the Minister who deliberately increased homelessness-----
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