Pearse Doherty

Answer the question.

Of course we are.

Answer the question.

Answer the question.

Answer the question.

Answer the question about the landlord in Drumcondra.

The Tánaiste does want to do it because he does want to tell the public that his plan is to push rents sky high.

That is the reality of it. The Tánaiste refuses to answer the question.

Sky high rents.

This is shocking news emerging about the plane crash. I want to deal with the issue of the cost of living. I was going to raise the issue of education and how some schools are under pressure to keep the lights on. However, I see the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party is more interested in the phone pouches. Let me just talk about electricity prices. Yesterday, we learned that there is a proposal to hi…

We are not asking the Government to do that. Why will the Tánaiste not answer the question? Will he stop the increase? This is serious.

Will the Government stop the increase?

Will the Government stop the increase?

I support the motion and commend the Social Democrats on bringing it forward. This motion is in line with the debate we had last week on Sinn Féin legislation that would stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds in Ireland. It would have an immediate effect on their sale in Europe also. During the last debate I said that the response of the Minister was shameful and I believ…

The Taoiseach cannot just make stuff up.

You are the Taoiseach for God's sake. You cannot make things up.

Give us some more theatrics.

Give us another scene of your theatrics.

You cannot make stuff up.

The rent can be reset every six years.

It is in the press release.

Why not be truthful?

Come on.

What happens every six years?

He did not answer our question either.