HOUSING Minister Eoghan Murphy has defended turning up to cut the ribbon at the official opening of eight houses, given the huge scale of the housing crisis. HOUSING Minister Eoghan Murphy has defended turning up to cut the ribbon at the official opening of eight houses, given the huge scale of the housing crisis. It brings to 45 the number of houses in the St Benedict’s scheme in Malahide – a project spearheaded by the St Vincent DePaul with funding from Mr Murphy’s department and Fingal County Council. Mr Murphy denied it was a sign of desperation that he was attending the opening of eight houses. Mr Murphy said that’s why there was additional resources announced in the Budget to fund 10,000 social homes in 2019.

Source: Irish Independent October 19, 2018 16:07 UTC