Housing minister urges Sinn Féin politicians to clarify position on housing schemes

Darragh O'Brien has raised 'inconsistencies' between elected Sinn Féin representatives and official party policy

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has asked the TDs if they are going against their own party on housing issues. Picture: Damien Storan

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has written to senior Sinn Féin politicians demanding that they explain why they are personally pushing for housing measures that the party wants to abolish.

Raising the "inconsistencies" between elected Sinn Féin representatives and official party policy, Mr O'Brien has contacted members of Mary Lou McDonalds's front bench requesting that they "explicitly clarify" their position on first-time buyer supports.