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Sinn Féin to table motion of no confidence in the Housing Minister

Fianna Fail has confirmed that it will not support a motion of no confidence in the Minister for ...
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07.30 3 Sep 2018


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Sinn Féin to table motion of no confidence in the Housing Minister

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07.30 3 Sep 2018


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Fianna Fail has confirmed that it will not support a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Housing.

This morning, a part spokesperson noted that removing the Minister Eoghan Murphy will not put anyone into a home – and said Fianna Fáil would work to ensure that housing and health are a primary focus in the upcoming Budget.

It comes after Sinn Féin confirmed that it will table the motion in response to the ongoing homelessness crisis.

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Speaking at the party’s annual conference in County Cavan this morning, Deputy David Cullinane said Minister Murphy has failed to deal with the situation:

“The bottom line is that this minister and this Government have failed on housing,” he said.

“They have failed people on rising rents. They have failed people who want to own their own home – there are no affordable homes – and they have failed people who are on long social housing waiting lists.

“But most of all, they have failed those families and those children who are stuck in emergency accommodation.”

Attention

In a statement, Minister Murphy said: “Sinn Féin has floated the notion of a motion of no confidence in me on a number of occasions.

"They do it to get attention for themselves and to get headlines.

"We are in a minority Government situation so Sinn Féin should spend their time between now and [the] Dáil coming back getting the majority of parliament to back their big housing plan.

"The reason they are not doing that is because they do not have one.” 

No confidence

The party originally threatened to table a motion of no confidence in Minister Murphy in June.

However, it later decided to hold back on any move ahead of the summer recess.

It will now move ahead with it when the Dáil returns next week.

During her address to the meeting, party leader said it is for Minister Murphy and his housing policies to go.

"We have a minister who is failing and who is out of touch," she said.

"We have 10,000 people homeless - that is the population of Longford town, homeless, on his watch.

"Things are getting worse.

"This is a national crisis. This is a scandal and it is time for Minister Eoghan Murphy to go."

Annual think-in

Party representatives from the Oireachtas, Northern Assembly and European Parliament are attending the two-day meeting.

The meeting will see delegates debating their vision of a new Ireland - with Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald due to speak later this morning.

They will also discuss Brexit and the ongoing political stalemate at Stormont – and how both situations may be affecting the human rights of Northern citizens.

Irish Unity in the context of a new Ireland remains on the agenda. 

Also up for discussion is the upcoming Budget with the party proposing an 'alternative budget' to ease the health and housing crisis.

Meanwhile the party has confirmed that it won't be announcing its presidential hopeful until later this month.


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