Results 301-320 of 9,077 for speaker:James Browne
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----in the context of turning too many houses into too few, what did it do? It criticised the likes of Peter McVerry instead of listening to those warnings. It did not realise what was happening. That is what it did-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: It is absolutely is extraordinary-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: Can I ask the Deputies to just read the circular that went out to the local authorities and realise what it does? It prioritises families. I know the Labour Party's motion does not talk about prioritising children because whichever of its researchers wrote probably did read it. I ask the Deputies to read it as well. As I said, there has been €375 million for second-hand...
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: That is what the Government and I are doing. We are also delivering more and more funding. Again, however, I ask the Deputies to put forward some numbers in the context of what they are proposing to do here. A few facts might actually help the situation. This is a quick one for Sinn Féin. Its housing policy says to slash the tenant in situ scheme. The policy is available online....
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: Tenant in situ was always meant to be a temporary measure, which is even recognised in Sinn Féin's housing policy.
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: It is extraordinary that as I try to speak for a few minutes-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----everybody has tried to shout me down.
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----because they do not want to hear facts. It does not suit the social media narrative pop-up to get the 30 seconds. They do not want to engage with the facts-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----or the figures.
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: That is the problem.
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: Look at your own housing policy-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: Look at your own housing policy.
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: I am very conscious of every one of those children-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----and I will do absolutely everything to end child homelessness in this country-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----and I am going to get those children out of homelessness-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----and what will do that are decisive decisions that I am making-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----and not the rhetoric-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: ----- from the likes of yourselves over there who do not want to engage in facts-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----and who want to-----
- Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)
James Browne: -----promise people rainbows-----