Sinn Féin criticises Government for failure to deliver affordable homes amid 'off-the-wall' prices

Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty referenced a recent report suggesting a couple would need to earn a combined €127,000 a year to afford an average, new-build house in Dublin, or €115,000 to buy one in Cork.

The Taoiseach has clashed with Sinn Féin over housing in the Dáil as it criticised the Government for failing to deliver affordable homes.

Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty referenced a recent report suggesting a couple would need to earn a combined €127,000 a year to afford an average, new-build house in Dublin, or €115,000 to buy one in Cork.