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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: As I said earlier, yesterday the Government took a number of key decisions on the national planning framework, which is key - I hope the Deputy agrees – and will lead to more zoning of land which is important given the numbers of houses that we have to build in the coming years. We approved an additional €450 million for 3,400 social, cost rental and affordable homes. In...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: They might be doing it in the best interests of housing but you cannot say one thing and then have it both ways, as Deputy Ó Broin has been doing serially. I will look at that and I will discuss with the Deputy mechanisms around utilising that €160 billion he spoke about and how we release more private sector capital into housing. That is what I have been saying since this...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: There are two types of targets. There is what we need-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Does the Opposition not want this debate?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The people did not buy Deputy Ó Broin's stuff in the election. They just did not buy it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy persuaded nobody.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy persuaded nobody with his codswallop of a set of proposals.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: There is what we need, and we need 50,000 houses per year according to the ESRI.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The question then is how we get there. I will say again that the Department of Finance and everybody else says that we need approximately €20 billion in development funding for housing. At the moment, the State is spending €6 billion.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Sorry-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: If the rest of you could start telling us how to fill in the gaps and get to the €20 billion-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: No, you will not do it happily.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: All the Opposition does is to say "No" to everything.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I would welcome an engagement with the Deputy on housing-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----but please, less of the misrepresentation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I was talking about what the Deputy said to me.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: With the greatest of respect, Deputy, you had an opportunity to go into government but you did not show up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Yesterday, the housing subcommittee of the Cabinet met. We made some concrete decisions in respect of housing. There will be an additional €450 million of funding to build a further 3,000 affordable and social homes, and cost rental accommodation. We made the decision to establish a strategic housing activation office, as recommended by the Housing Commission, of which the Deputy is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The county development plans will allow us to reach, or give us a fighting chance of reaching, the targets identified by the ESRI.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Opposition has a habit of making assertions that are not grounded in any facts. I challenge Deputy Bacik-----