Leo Varadkar accuses Mary Lou McDonald of being the 'great misleader' on housing

Varadkar to McDonald: 'What you’re calling for us to do Deputy, is already well underway. It’s happening before your eyes if you care to open them'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar accused Mary Lou McDonald of “putting words in my mouth” and hit out at her as the “great misleader”. File photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar accused Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald of being the “great misleader” on housing, as students protest outside the Dáil over a lack of accommodation.

At Leaders’ Questions on Wednesday, Ms McDonald raised the protest by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), saying that students were “drowning in costs” and unable to find accommodation.