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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Minister has introduced rent controls in given areas and looked after people who were vulnerable in respect of rent. He has introduced new legislation to restrict rent increases. The Deputy knows that. However, he summed it up himself. It is not about resources. Of course, resources matter. The Deputy is going on about a billion here and a billion there, but my point is that it is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: The capacity does not exist to direct build 20,000 social houses next year.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: It does not exist right now. It can happen the more we build, and, yes, we rely on HAP, RAS and so forth.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Deputy will appreciate that I am not responsible for, and do not have detailed knowledge of, every area in the country in respect of water supply and water quality, but I accept that if a particular district is 16 months without a consistent sustained water supply, that is not acceptable. That issue should have been addressed by now, but I will...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, the summer economic statement will be published by the Government. There is no issue there. It is quite obvious the Government will look at frameworks around the summer economic statement looking out over five years. The Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform work in harmony on that with the rest of Government. The point I made earlier is that it will reflect...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, 86% of landlords own one to two properties. As we lost approximately 3,870 landlords, who went out of the market in 2020, it is a contracting market. Supply is the key. You cannot take €1 billion out of the HAP tomorrow morning. The Deputy knows that. It is not that simple. There are tenancies tied up in HAP for many years now. You cannot simply replace that overnight or...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: The issue in terms of tackling the housing crisis will not be one of resources. It will be one of delivery and getting projects built - getting them built in Tallaght, getting them built in Clondalkin, getting them built in Galway, Cork and around the country. That means that parties such as the Deputy's no longer have the luxury of opposing significant housing projects when it suits them...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: The resources will be there-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: I am saying this collectively. The Government will-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: I would say to the Deputy-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----that she should be under no illusion, and I would-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: With respect, I have the floor, Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----I lead a Government that will invest more in social housing than any other in history. I lead the Government that will get the State and local authorities building homes again despite Sinn Féin's objections-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----and I lead the Government that will face Sinn Féin down-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----and everybody else who tries just to object for their own electoral advantage.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: This is out of order.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: I am sorry, but what is going on here is out of order.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: My genuine view is that we have to be solution driven in respect of housing. I get the housing crisis, and nothing motivates me more in government as Taoiseach than exploring every available option to get more houses built and houses that are affordable for people to buy, and also to get more social houses built that people can get access to. In addition, we are looking at other options,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)
Micheál Martin: It is great to call for it, but it is just not doable. We have explored all aspects in relation to rent and rent freezes and we have been very clearly advised that it is not constitutional. That is just the position. It is easy to call for it. We are in the engine room in government and we have to-----