Micheál Martin accuses Eoghan Murphy of trying to distract from his own 'ineptitude and failings'

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been accused of blaming local authorities for the housing and homelessness crisis to divert attention away from his own "ineptitude and failings".

Raising reports that councils will have their powers stripped if they fail to build considerably more social houses, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the Government is now attempting to shift blame as it is "feeling the heat on the doorsteps" over the housing issue.