Minister accuses 'arrogant' Sinn Féin of being 'heavy on bluster' in alternative Budget

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin said: 'Almost all of the evidence available shows that the Government’s policy is failing.'

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said: “The arrogance of them [Sinn Féin] setting a condition about government, about negotiations in the future that they, quote unquote, want the housing portfolio, and people haven't even voted yet.” Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Sinn Féin has been accused of being "incredibly presumptuous" and "arrogant" in laying claim to the housing portfolio before an election takes place.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has launched an attack on his Sinn Féin counterpart Eoin Ó Broin for details set out in the party's recent alternative Budget, claiming Sinn Féin is "very light on policy" but "heavy on bluster".