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Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Michael Collins: ...of spin. We need to consider those couples who have been forced out to work for low wages. This is where we should be focusing our budgets going forward. These couples do not have enough income to get bank loans but are earning too much to get council loans. We kept calling for a solution to this and eventually we got it in the form of a mighty announcement about a new loan scheme...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Collins: ...to have the opportunity to speak on housing. I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for bringing forward this motion. We need immediate action to tackle this problem. The majority of those becoming homeless are in the private rental sector. I refer to huge numbers of my constituents from Bandon, Kilbrittain, Ballinspittle, Ballinadee, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Leap and Goleen. The list...

Affordable Housing: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Collins: ...about it; we are going around in circles. We have been here before on many occasions. I have raised this issue on the floor of the Dáil, but nothing seems to have changed. Affordable housing in Ireland is basically a myth. The demand for accommodation is far in excess of the supply and housing providers are totally taking advantage of this situation. Yesterday, some new figures...