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Varadkar: FG have 'second chance' to solve housing crisis

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael now has a "second chance" to solve the housing crisis and that compulsory purchase orders for development land and state-backed mortgages are on the table.

Varadkar: FG have 'second chance' to solve housing crisis

Sun, 21 Jun, 2020 - 21:45

Digital Desk staff

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael now has a "second chance" to solve the housing crisis and that compulsory purchase orders for development land and state-backed mortgages are on the table.

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