Government wins motion of confidence in Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

Taoiseach hits out at 'angry bluster' and 'populist nonsense' from the opposition as Government motion is carried comfortably

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien accused opposition TDs of making a 'political judgement' to slow down delivery of housing. File picture

The Government has comfortably won a motion of confidence in Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien.

The vote came in response to a no-confidence motion tabled by People Before Profit (PBP), with the group claiming the worsening housing and homelessness crisis under Mr O'Brien is tearing apart the social fabric of Irish society and leading to the scapegoating of refugees and International Protection applicants.