Housing minister compares Eoin Ó Broin to 'snake oil salesman' on housing issues

The number of people who accessed emergency accommodation in October included 9,188 adults and 3,991 children. Mr O'Brien said this figure remains his 'absolute priority'

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said that Sinn Féin is guilty of showing people "what they're voting against, not what they're voting for". File photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The housing minister has hit out at his Sinn Féin counterpart, saying that Eoin Ó Broin "comes around like a snake oil salesman".

In an interview with The Irish Examiner, Darragh O'Brien criticised the opposition's approach to housing, while saying that housing delivery "has turned a corner" in Ireland, adding that it's "not about being sexy, it's about delivering". He said that Sinn Féin is guilty of showing people "what they're voting against, not what they're voting for".