My hands are tied on housing crisis: Alan Kelly

Caretaker Labour minister Alan Kelly has claimed the Constitution “repeatedly blocked” him from implementing solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis.

My hands are tied on housing crisis: Alan Kelly

Speaking at a forum for housing and homelessness, the acting Environment Minister said the Constitution had created “blockages” and needs to be reviewed to tackle the wider housing problem.

Charity representatives and politicians attending the meeting yesterday called for the establishment of a number of Oireachtas working groups to deal with the issue of homelessness immediately so that any incoming government would have some agreed structure to work from.

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