"What planet are you living on?" Pearse Doherty challenges Leo Varadkar over house prices
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2021
- Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty criticized the government over house prices during Leaders' Questions.
However, the Tánaiste pointed to Sinn Fein's record in Northern Ireland.
"You built fewer social houses in recent years in Northern Ireland than we've added to the stock here, south of the border, certainly since 2016."
"Sinn Féin has not opposed a single social or affordable housing development in Dublin," Pearse Doherty responded.
"But in contrast to that, your councillors who voted against thousands of social and affordable housing in Clondalkin and in Tallaght."
Leo Varadkar then asked for it to be noted that "it was the deputy that got personal."
Video: Oireachtas TV
Leo's response in a nutshell "Yes, we were pretty crap, but you guys are worse".
Inspiring!
It's nearly 2000 a month here in Galway! This isn't a Dublin issue!
The problem is treating houses as investments. No one needs more than one house. Houses should not be treated as investments they are homes. The value of my house rising, if I plan to live in it as as a family home, is of no benefit to me yet we cheer it on like its a personal achievement. There should be strict regulation of housing markets with set profit margins, standards, and transparency. The government should provide high quality homes for those who chose to rent long term with rents based on proportion of income. Housing is a right, like food and education, and it is currently being exploited for profit and society is losing.
Apartment Rent Prices are disgustingly high, and NOT just in Dublin.The GREED is sickening, and ONE of the main reasons for this is over 50% of T.D.'s are Landlords themselves, go figure !!!...SHAMEFUL.
A lot of respect for Pearse. We need him!
I am 21 years old in college and working a part time job I love ireland but I know once I am done college I will be forced to move out of my country as my own government is failing me and is forcing me out of my own country as If I stay and want to own my own house I will be in a lifetime of crippling debt or will just lose the house after a few years. Also why is their such a discussion about social housing I want to own a house that I would like to work for not one that the government see fit will do me!
If you want any kind of a life my friend leave Ireland after your degree. This country will become a wasteland. I'm 47, and I'm leaving Ireland after this dreadful virus allows me to return to the USA. Don't waste your life in Ireland, your young, explore the world.
Move to Australia like I'm doing and never look back!
Move to Northern Ireland
Pearse Doherty Is the only politician who takes on these working class people's matter's, non stop he is fighting for us taking on matters other politicians ignore, rent is absolutely ridiculous
Leo is a LIAR!!!
Leo will be in jail before end of year hes a traitor
Shame on Leo Vradkar and FG. He is so detached from reality. Never ever my Taoiseach
Well done deputy Doherty
Omg Leo turning the blame game around
Wake up ,your party and FF told the Irish people after the down turn there be a better controlled .. rental and mortgage area lol what a lie that was..
How maney of those in goverme nt own houses and make a fortune from renting them out 90%
Fine gael and varadkar are a sinking ship...he will do as much damage as possible before he gets the boot !
it'd be great to hear about the Republic of Ireland
Why did sf councillors block the building of 800 houses recently.
So grateful I just got to buy a house now outside Dublin, one of very few of my age group it's ridiculous the rents being charged and the prices being asked
Don't contrast with N.I. Contrast it with a country in which the housing crisis isn't nearly as bad as it is in Ireland - which is pretty much EVERY country in Europe. It's such a disgrace. I have a well-paid job, but I'm single and without a supportive family and it means I can't afford to buy a house. I wouldn't mind renting if there were proper protection for renters and rent control. But, of course, the politicians in charge being landlords, more rights and protection for renters is not going to happen. It's an absolute disgrace what this country is doing to its citizens.
ugh...he spends his time blaming another party.
they have to go. he's actually listing his record as if its going great
I don’t have hope I will ever be able to buy my own 🏠. 40 and 2 👶. Scary future no doubt.
if only people protested for their rights, it only takes a day or two but we do nothing
The fact Varadkar is still leader of Fine Gael after calling an election and losing it sums up Ireland as a whole. In any other country this would be enough for someone to retire but not in the docile Republic. Varadkar still enjoys the honeymoon period coz he is GAY.
They don’t and won’t care
Ridiculous pissing contest. Leo is an absolute joke and doesnt realise how tough the situation is in Ireland right now
Would be nice to go back to my family and not do have commute 4 hours each day, maybe in another 20 years when everyone has died or emigrated we will have a solution. Have you seen the amount of empty office buildings in Dublin? Offices that have space for 3 houses on one ground floor and they use them as empty meeting rooms, some are even government offices. It is a disgrace!!!
OMG I would love to spend a day in the Dail. Leo talks is well rehearsed. He can not answer a question with an answer. Give me a day with them 😡
Wearing a mask is symbolic. It allows Leo to disengage from reality.
I cant stand Leo Varadkar
So many houses/buildings sitting empty. Why is that allowed?
Mr v doesn't have to worry how many properties does he own here in Ireland and overseas wasters the lot of yeas overpaid well overpaid yet you still get more.
The build to rent scheme (SHD) is the biggest joke, how does that help any first time buyers. It feels like some entity is selling out first time buyers to the large corporate funds that pay the minimum amount of tax. Here is what you do, make more public land available for public housing, block the potential of any fund buying these land/ houses. Stop arguing with each other and make a plan and stick to it!
I bought my first home at the age of 36 years old and because i bought a second hand home I didn’t get one cent
Fair play lad your very fortunate but I believe in a society every one should have a right for a home because to make a country work. The government needs to supply the right types of housing for its citizens we all can't make good money but I still workhard so why can't I be able to afford a house.
If there is a god Leo varadkar will get his due... an I hope it's someone just as evil as him that delivers it to him.
Why is the Irish people not Protesting 😕😕
Odious, slippery and thoroughly distasteful, not unlike predecessor.
Yea, same is happening here in Florida, prices are rising and politicians keep arguing and not getting much done.
From Seattle: 420k Europs for a house? 2500 euro rent for an apt per month!? WHAT A DEAL. Our houses are 800k. Time to move.
This is sad. I honestly can’t believe what I’m hearing. Highlighting how bad each party has been in is not going to solve these issues. Cop on and think of the people suffer from your mistakes. Blame deflecting like children, what an absolute embarrassment.
He's right about the cuckoo funds and ffg but ultimately its about supply and demand. Demand has grown with mass immigration. Sinn Fein are open borders so support stimulation of demand. SF even support the governments plan to give asylum "seekers" own door accommodation within 3 months of coming.
It's pointless debate...... The opposition make a damning point (the country has endured a massive housing crisis for years), all that's answered back is pure waffle... WAFFLE WAFFLE WAFFLE WAFFLE WAFFLE.
Real problem is to many dam people!! our population has grow dramatically in the past few years and very little homes being built , time to build up 🔝
Population is increasing because of migration! Irish birthrates are dropping :/
Typical rip of EIRE 3d printed houses 1 week turn key ready start to Finnish only 4k that four thousand us dollars cost this is the way forward cut out the middle men riding the country!
And include no solicitors, no judges,
At least he is telling the truth, unlike the others,
Here in Ireland we had what's called benchmarking where the public service fought hard to be but on parity wages in comparison to the private sector, during the celic tiger years. Where is the benchmarking now? Many private sector jobs lost, public sector on full pay. Actually some pay rises going on. The public sector took a solidarity pay cut in New Zealand by the way.
Will they be round houses or square Roman efforts..? Round spaces being much more in keeping with the traditional vernacular....... and when will we be getting the geophysical archaeological data of what is hiding underneath the GPO..?... And why was it rebuilt when the signatories of the Republic wanted it knocked..to reveal to the world what was beneath...?
Drive down the Skeoge road in Derry thousands of social homes built the last 10 years. NI construction is booming just take a drive around obviously the government haven't been out of Dublin and know it all🤒
The rent of a house should be the same in every county and city to make it fair for everyone
Please Doherty: hard working people in this country can't afford housing.
Leo Varadkar: we need to build more social housing for people who are supported by tax payers money
What kind of solution is this they need to bring in regulations for rent so that foreign investors can't come in and drive up the rental market
A sorrow song the children of Dublin sang in 1922,,, when the setting for their lives was disrupted to establish these parties....I shall share it here....: England gave the orders and gave the canon too,,,,for England s bloody vengeance must be satisfied anew........you lot knocked them.... now build them back up..!!!...or resign..
You scratch my back I scratch yours...You jump on my back I jump on yours... Meanwhile there is no wild animal in the world which is homeless, opposed to a human. It`s because there is no such a thing as exploitation in the animal world...😜
Thank you deputy I think we can all agree Leo is about as useful as his hairline
Leo next election you and mehole martin will see what the people think🤔 can't wait
It’s a mystery how zero has been done to effectively deal with all these issues that your everyday person is left with the consequences a year on and it’s the same old finger pointing of children without any actual resolutions to problems established.
No wonder we’re getting another brain drain of our young educated population emigrating
Im not well versed in this but can the goverment force people to sell there houses for less.
They can create the situation in which people would have no choice.
Sinn Fein Eoin O'Broin voted against social housing in his area. Sinn Fein are a bunch of hypocrites! Pearse Doherty is a good actor, you would almost believe he was sincere
Sinn féin are blocking all attempts to build in Dublin.
I am really bored to pay my whole salary to my landlord. It is absolutely a huge joke. Enough is enough! Please do something. In Turkey`s government builds homes everywhere even in the middle of forest. We were against this in there and now came to here. This government is totally opposite of Turkish government. They are reluctant to build homes that makes massive increase in house prices.
I'M ON THE LIST FOR LAST 11 YEARS, AND NO OFFERT AT ALL, BUT OTHER ONES GETTING THE PLACE IN A COUPLE YEARS, VERY SAD ME TO SEE THAT SCAM IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, I'M NOT RACIST BUT WHY SOME PEOPLE JUMP THE CITY COUNCIL LIST AND GET A HOUSE !!!!!!!!!! VERY STRAMNGE ISN'T IT.
They have to check the price of the rents for a flat very small it’s more than €1000 it’s insanely
Please the rents of house, apartment or flat should be an considerable price and fair.
What society was Leo brought up in ?
There ya go.
why does he keep talking about north of the border like it deserves comparison or is at all relevant to the matters at hand in the republic of Ireland?? We are not dealing north of the border and he is only playing to show his true pathetic nature and childish mindset with constant comparison to a different country and govt. I would love to buy a house in Dublin where I work but cant and if he is talking about 6000 social and affordable mixed use houses made available in Ireland under their govt. then someone please tell me where they are hiding because I have never seen them on the market? Where in Dublin is the affordable housing for first time buyers on minimum wage? A one bedroom run down unit in Dublin doesn't go for less than 200 grand and then your left with a damp dilapidated mess that needs another 100 grand to fix. House pricing in Ireland is an utter mess and Dublin is the worst of it all. FG,FF and GP are in complete denial, or even worse are fully aware and just don't care one bit. Its an absolute disgrace and god help the working class generation of Ireland for many years to come as we are shackled to the financial slave driving system that is Irish high class rule and rich elite. Profit before people as always FF and FG. Well done
All these people ranting about govt.,none of you entitled for everythng in life,work hard its all about demand supply,if its not affordable what u can do ,thats life🤗chill🍻
SF block new homes on environment grounds etc
Good on Pearse show up fine geal up and ff and the green s up to
He is saying the dup are useless, they are the biggest party in the North, they should be told what fg really thinks of them.
The government buying out houses, at inflated prices, for social housing. Is a major factor in driving up house prices.
The help to buy scheme just inflates the prices for new houses. Because property developers factor in that "extra" money when selling.
The government might be trying to do a good thing. But any government interference, in any market, always ends in disaster.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I admire this man
Price on Application
The gjvt policy is lousey but it is td who make decision
Ehathe need to address is them in ff fg and green who are TD member of Dail with him and lacerating them vote No to that bill .that it . Policy stopped
Sinn Féin: *breaths*
Irish people: *YES*
The min for housing is not getting one cent for one house under afford housing bill investment fund or no investment funds andall heis getting is a power but one he can use with NO NEED FOR DAIL APPROVAL PRIOR to set cap on valuation of RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES no land zoned for housing or commercial homes private homes . Investment funds or no investment funds he is certainly. Not for housing is this bill but key how many td are going to say aye and how many no. How many cut. Tell td .
No this speech misleading the govt no govt make law needs Ed for them tax breaks.
He ask what govt will do. It what Dail does vote, no to afford housing bill.
Why does Pearse Doherty look like Inquisitor Thrax from Space Marine.
Not one time have I seen SF do a useful thing for the working class. They have no idea of how to get there from here.
Northern Ireland Leo, its a different country. The debate was about Republic of Ireland. Question dodging at its finest, pathetic. Take some ownership of the outcomes of your policies instead of pointing out other's mistakes
Sooner there in goverment the better
What a great person seeing him tonight talking about carers and teachers should get vaccine first I agree so much there putting there life and family at risk at dealing with so many people