Clare’s Sinn Fein Councillor insists that more money needs to be funneled into emergency housing.
It follows tense exchanges in the Dáil last night as Sinn Féin’s motion calling for a housing crisis to be declared was debated and ultimately defeated.
The Housing Minister came in for sharp criticism in the Dáil last night, being branded the worst housing minister in decades.
There were heated exchanges in the chamber, as Sinn Féin called for the housing crisis to be declared an emergency.
The party’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin told the minister he’s “out of time” after having two and half years to address spiraling prices.
While, Minister Darragh O’Brien said he’s confident the government will hit its target of building 300,000 new homes by 2030.
The Minister accused Sinn Féin of not believing in home ownership.
Clare’s Sinn Féin Councillor insists the motion, which was ultimately defeated, is called for as declaring an emergency would lead to specific actions being taken.
Donna McGettigan says most, if not all councillors in Clare are receiving daily calls from people begging for housing.
The Shannon Councillor believes more resources need to be funneled into emergency housing.
The debate coincided with the publication of the latest daft.ie report, which showed that people in Clare were paying 70% more on rent in the third quarter of this year than the cost of a mortgage for the same property.
Threshold says the county has been hit with an almost 50% hike in rents in four years on account of more people having the option to work from home since the pandemic.
Advocacy Manager Ann-Marie O’Reilly says unprecedented numbers are also continuing to contact them seeking help after receiving eviction notices.
She says the Government’s focus should be on the delivery of cost rental and affordable homes, but in the meantime, measures can be taken to ensure affordable rents.
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