Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask the Taoiseach about recent analysis on housing affordability and how this impacts on the economy and investment. According to analysis published by the Parliamentary Budget Office recently, since Fine Gael has taken office house prices have increased by 76% and rents have increased by 90%, while wages have increased by only 27%. Since the Taoiseach entered the Government, housing has become less and less affordable and homelessness has reached its highest ever level, with record numbers of children growing up without a home. The numbers of people in their 20s, 30s and 40s still living in their childhood bedrooms is at record levels and home ownership levels are at their lowest for more than 50 years. Does the Taoiseach accept that the Government's approach on housing is simply not working?

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