Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week the Minister was forced to publish the report of the Housing Commission following leaks to RTÉ. Of course, it is no surprise that the Minister would not want to publish it in advance of the election given its stinging criticism of the Government's record of ineffective decision-making, reactive policymaking and risk aversion - all undermining affordability - a failure to treat housing as a critical social and economic priority, and one of the highest levels of public expenditure for housing yet one of the poorest outcomes. There were key recommendations around the housing deficit and a dramatic increase in the delivery of social and affordable homes. I invite the Minister to give his response to the report's publication.

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