HOUSING MINISTER DARRAGH O’Brien clashed with Sinn Féín’s Pearse Doherty during Leaders’ Questions today as the minister was asked “what planet” he is living on.
The planned scheme aims to bridge the current “viability gap” where the cost of building apartments in these cities is higher than the market sale price.The new State subsidy will see developers secure up to €144,000 in funding for each apartment they build outside the Dublin area. The apartment buildings will be sold at the market value, with the Housing Department stating that a one-bed is estimated to cost €320,000, a two-bed to cost €390,000 and a three-bed to sell for €445,000.Doherty said the plan harked back to the ‘Galway tent’ era of Fianna Fáil, stating that it is not aimed at helping ordinary families and workers.
He said the scheme aims to bring into use the 80,000 un-commenced planning permissions in the five cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford.
Never mind the present government will be sitting on their buts on the kerb looking up at Sinn Fein begging for a few scraps.
Looks like a bit of a reach around by the government to the developers to me.
What a blessed life the thin skinned incompetent has had to think that amounts to bullying.
Bullied DarraghOBrienTD Are you for FUCKING real!! You’re the housing minister who is doing next to feck all, your party has created and deprived generations of young Irish people from owning their own home, and when someone has the balls to call you out, you’re being bullied
About time somebody put many rooms Doherty back in his box.
This is crazy giving builders money again there free goverment land give people free site and cheap to selfbuild finance lining pockets of theives most builders are back since crash if not in their own name they have someone to front it they taking goverment for a ride
they've also given it an irish name so people would be less likely to remember it.
remember when DarraghOBrienTD was made housing minister and said he was going to change things... and then he didn't..
What planet is any of them on?
He is a bully can't understand letters to him doesn't read his correspondence thoroughly.
FFFG = LANDLORDS The Irish people don't know their history and keep repeating the same mistake.. FFFG one party different name, 100 yrs of same party makes Ireland one of the longest standing democratic dictatorships in the world. irelandwillneverbefreewithlandlordsinpower
How is anyone forced to pay exorbitant rent expected to be able to save to by a home. What are gov doing for this cohort of people who get up early and pay their taxes?
Careful now, Minister. Pearse will send the boys around to your house.
140k for developers to build these houses, or apartments, and bo financial help for those buying - I'd like to know what planet Frog Face is on.
Both look like they are living on the planet of expense account dining..