Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The housing crisis continues, leaving workers, families and young people unable to put an affordable roof over their heads. Budget 2024 does nothing to change that reality. Housing affordability has been shredded on the Government's watch. The Simon Community Locked Out report published today shows that even with assistance payments, renting is completely unaffordable, while the latest CSO figures show house prices are still sky high and far beyond the reach of ordinary people. The housing crisis is now firmly embedded in rural Ireland, with soaring rents and evictions a common feature for families in towns and villages. Housing is the great failure of the Government. For 12 long years, Fine Gael has presided over this failure. When will the Taoiseach accept that the Government is getting it wrong?

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