‘Government reneging on pre-fab plan’

The Government has been accused of reneging on a vow to have 150 “posh prefab” modular houses ready for the homeless by Christmas.

The first will be ready by February, Alex White, the communications minister, told the Dáil as the opposition accused the Government of not taking the homeless crisis seriously enough.

Fianna Fáil environment spokesman Barry Cowen said that even the February date was unlikely to be met due to planning red tape.