Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What is the Green Party's answer to them? It is that they have to adhere to what is in the policies going forward, but it costs money to do that and it makes homes an awful lot more expensive. That is the difficulty I have with what is contained in this Bill and that is what I want to highlight and let the people see. I want to let them understand that Government policy is driving up the cost of affordable housing and putting it totally beyond their reach and what they can achieve to afford. That is so disappointing, a Cheann Comhairle. Instead of trying to make things easier, we are just succeeding in making things a lot more difficult and a lot harder for those people. That is my point.

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