Kilkenny TD slams government’s 'disastrous' housing policy

Sinn Féin candidate for Ireland South for the European elections and current TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Kathleen Funchion has said soaring rents in Kilkenny shows local communities have been failed by the government’s 'disastrous' housing policy.

The latest Daft.ie rent report shows rents in Kilkenny rising by 6.1% last year to an average of €1,375 per month. 

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"These are totally unaffordable prices. People are pushed to the pin of their collar and simply cannot afford these eye watering increases," Deputy Funchion commented.

"What all of this shows is that the government’s housing plan is not working and people in Kilkenny are paying the price.

"Every day that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remain in office, the worse things are getting. Yet to listen to European election candidates for the government, you wouldn’t even know there was a housing crisis causing misery across Kilkenny. The government parties need to be clear with people - how can they defend their role in overseeing the housing crisis? How can they justify the total disaster that is government housing policy?," she added.