Results 241-260 of 1,020,343 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:Patricia Ryan)
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are being joined by the Tánaiste and our first question comes from-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Tá sé ag teacht.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Tá sé ag teacht. Cosúil le Guinness, tá sé ag teacht. Tá sé anseo. Tagann an chéad cheist ón Teachta Pearse Doherty. Bhí air taisteal i bhfad ó Dhún na nGall chun a bheith anseo.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Bhí an traein mall inniu. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Tánaiste. Faoina Rialtas, tá praghas na dteach ag méadú le bliain anuas. Méadú de 7% a chonaic muid inné. Ar fud an Stáit anois, tá meánphraghas €400,000 ar thithe do dhaoine atá ag iarraidh teach úr a cheannacht. Yesterday, the CSO reported that in the past...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: At dtús báire, ní aontaím leis an Teachta. Níl aon amhras orm ach go bhfuil an straitéis Housing for All i bhfad níos fearr ná aon rud atá foilsithe aige féin nó ag a pháirtí, Sinn Féin. Níl aon amhras dá mba rud é go raibh siad sa Rialtas, go mbeadh an scéal i bhfad níos measa agus go mbeadh...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Dessie Ellis: So you take responsibility then.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Through the decades and generations of this country's history, Fianna Fáil built houses. In terms of what is happening right now, the commencement notices provide extraordinary figures for the first four months of this year. Some 18,000 new houses were commenced in April 2024. That is approximately 600% higher than last year and the highest in any month since the series began in 2014....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Seán Crowe: Where are the affordable houses?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: We are trying to create sustainability through the future Ireland fund, which Sinn Féin Deputies voted against yesterday. In the infrastructure fund that is part of that, we want to build in capital reserves so we can keep building houses at a sustainable rate into the future. Deputy Doherty told Davy stockbrokers he would support the future Ireland fund, then voted against it in the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: The Tánaiste was asked a question about house prices.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Rising house prices.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: What should the Irish people believe when it comes to Sinn Féin housing policy? Deputy Doherty talks about house prices increasing. I do not like house prices increasing at the rate they are doing.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Then change your policy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The rate has come down, but not enough.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is not; it is accelerating.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The key to it is supply. Sinn Féín said it would remove the help-to-buy scheme. He voted against the first home scheme and the capital refurbishment grants----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: We will build tens of thousands of affordable homes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----in terms of vacancy and dereliction. The net outcome of Sinn Féin policies would be a substantial and significant increase in house prices for first-time buyers. There are 450 per week now buying houses for the first time.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Second-hand homes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin policies would take away the supports we have put in place for first-time buyers that enable them to buy houses at unprecedented rates----