Vote to come amid recriminations in Green Party after TD for Dublin Central Neasa Hourigan signals she will vote with Sinn Féin against Government
Focus will also now shift to Independent TDs, especially those who usually support the Government. The regional group, including TDs who regularly vote with the Government such as Kildare South’s Cathal Berry and Tipperary’s Michael Lowry, is assessing its options.
Several independent deputies who have tended to vote with the Government said they would reserve judgment until they see the Government amendment. They include former Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil deputies Joe McHugh and Marc MacSharry. He said the Department of Housing was working on a review of the rental market, and his officials were preparing “a range of options for consideration” on taxing the sector, and he would “bring forward proposals for implementation as part of the budget”.
“It’s absolutely not going to be six months [again],” one Green source said, claiming the parliamentary party was frustrated by the move. “Why should the Greens be in the middle of housing at the moment, when we’ve actually put forward solutions for tenants? Darragh O’Brien is the one who should be in the middle of this.”
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