Sinn Féin returns to a more aggressive stance in opposition, challenging the government's housing targets. The Dáil also discusses the restoration of proposed laws and plans to address Storm Éowyn.
With the speaking row temporarily resolved, proceedings in Leinster House were less rocky as the Dáil returned. That sense of peace didn’t last too long, though, asIn the coming weeks and months, sources in the party have said we can expect to see Sinn Féin becoming a far more aggressive party of the Opposition. Sinn Féin has made big – and, given recent election results – untested promises to fix the housing crisis .
She said “you deliberately used a figure when you had to have known it would not be delivered”, adding that “you openly and knowingly deceived the public” during the general election campaign. 11 proposed laws to the Dáil order paper. Legislation that has not passed all stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas lapses with the dissolution of the Dáil but it can be restored by the new Government.
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