Taoiseach declines to say how much an affordable house should cost

Simon Harris says 'affordability very much varies depending on the person, depending on their circumstances'

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Simon Harris, and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien at the Housing for All press conference in Government Buildings. Picture: Government Information Service

Taoiseach Simon Harris has declined to say how much an affordable house should be, saying that it varies depending on the person and their circumstances.

Asked how much he believed an affordable house should cost in Dublin, Mr Harris said: “These are the 'gotcha' questions that Deputy [Mary Lou] McDonald is looking to answer that I’m not going to answer.