Apple tax windfall should be spent on building affordable homes, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says

Speaking at her party's think-in, Ms Cairns called for a ban on the bulk-purchasing of homes by investment funds

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns speaking to the media ahead of the party's think-in at the Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday. Picture: David Young/PA Wire

The Apple tax fund should be allocated to building affordable homes, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said.

Ms Cairns described the “elephant in the country” as being the ongoing housing crisis, while criticising both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil for trying to block the Apple tax funds from going to the exchequer.