Leaders' Questions: Mary Lou McDonald with an aggregate complaint about the cost of housing and the need to stop rent increases. "When is it that we will finally see your government's affordable housing plan?" Says Budget 2021 housing plan was disappointing
Taoiseach says her language is "propagandistic" and that a €3.1 billion housing plan in the Budget cannot be seen as disappointing
McDonald: Rent pressure zones aren't working
Martin: We want to build the largest social building programme in the next five years, alongside affordable housing
Martin: We want to build the largest social building programme in the next five years, alongside affordable housing
Labour's Alan Kelly raises access to a potential Covid-19 vaccine. Wants to know who has been appointed to Govt's taskforce and how long it's been in place. Repeating his previous demand that Ireland buy enough flu vaccines to provide it to all residents free of charge
Martin: We are part of a pre-purchase agreement in the European Commission, which has pre-purchase agreements with Oxford AstroZeneca, J&J, Sanofi and on the cusp of a deal with Pfizer
We get approximately 1% of whatever numbers are available to the EU of those various candidates, Taoiseach says, targeted towards vulnerable population to begin with. Acknowledges the logistical challenge for Pfizer candidate which must be stored at -80'C
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