The Government has once again been accused of failing to deal with the housing crisis.

Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson, Dessie Ellis TD, hit out at the Government after figures revealed it failed to develop 1,300 council homes in five years.

Deputy Ellis said the government has failed to protect tenants and homeowners from profiteering which threatened their homes.

He said: "A clear example is the case of Cruise Park estate in Tyrellstown and Eden in Blackrock in Cork where vulture funds out to pick the carcass of the Irish housing market have laid their greedy hands.

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"I want to commend the Tyrellstown Tenants Action group who are in the Gallery today. They are fighting for their families, their children and their community.

"These are real people, and there will be real consequence if they are put out on the street.

"Regardless of any commitments made by Twinlite or others we know that up to 200 families in Tyrellstown face eviction with no real protection.

"We know that tenants like those in Tyrellstown are in danger of this across the state because of this lack of protection for tenants from vulture funds and the failure of the previous government to implement a binding code of conduct on such groups in their dealings with tenants.

"Tyrellstown and Blackrock must be the jolt the state needs to act to protect tenants."

(CD/JP)