Taoiseach's 'sniggering' in Oval Office about housing crisis 'caused real hurt', says Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald also told the Dáil that ministers' claims that 40,000 homes would be delivered in 2024 during the general election campaign 'was bull'

Turning to the Taoiseach's meeting in the Oval Office last week, during which the Irish Examiner asked president Donald Trump about Ireland's housing crisis, Mary Lou McDonald said it was 'not lost on anyone' that as Jack Chambers was 'caught out for misleading the public at home, the Taoiseach was sitting in the Oval Office laughing about Ireland's housing crisis'. File photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The Taoiseach has been asked to reflect on the "real hurt" he caused after "sniggering" at those who have been caught up in the housing crisis.

Members of the Opposition have demanded that the Government provide real housing targets for this year and accused the coalition of "fooling" the public ahead of the general election.