Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

----- to all the misleading points the Minister has made because it is complete deflection. What I will respond to is him stating that his plan is working. I genuinely ask him or any of the those who were laughing and heckling there if they think it is working when we have seen the record level of rent increases - since records began - at 12%. Does he think it is working when house prices in the greater Dublin area have increased by €90,000 since you folk took office three years ago?

Do you think it is working for the renters who are struggling and who are now paying €4,000 more to their landlords every single year since the Government took office? Does he think it is working for the nearly 4,000 children who woke up in emergency accommodation today? I know where my party stands. I know where we stand. The Government’s plan is failing and failing dramatically.

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