Darragh O'Brien claims Sinn Féin 'irresponsible' for putting forward housing amendments

Housing minister criticises SF's alternative budget provisions on housing, which call for the scrapping of the Help To Buy scheme

Darragh O'Brien requested that Sinn Féin not put forward amendments to the bill. Picture: Damien Storan

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has entered into a war of words with Sinn Féin, saying that it is "irresponsible" for the party to put forward amendments to housing legislation.

Darragh O'Brien wrote to Sinn Féin's Housing and Finance spokespeople Eoin Ó Broin and Pearse Doherty on Tuesday to say that it would be "superficial and irresponsible" for the Opposition party to propose amendments to the legislation underpinning the Budget.