Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that the government doesn't seem to realise the country is facing an emergency over housing. Ahead of next week's elections local and European elections, the Sinn Féin leader has criticised Fine Gael's "piecemeal efforts". It was revealed today in the Sunday Independent that the government has spent €1.2 billion on buying privately built homes during the housing crisis. Since 2011, €218 million has been spent on buying 974 units for social housing in Dublin City. Elsewhere, €133 million has been spent in Kildare, €65 million in Limerick and €48 million in Tipperary and Cork.

Source: Irish Examiner May 19, 2019 07:30 UTC