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Tánaiste Once Again Rejects Coalition With Sinn Féin, Citing Economic And Housing Policy Differences

On housing, he said Sinn Fein is against the help-to-buy extension and the land development agency.

Speaking on Kildare Today, Tanaiste Micheal Martin once again said Fianna Fail would not enter Government with Sinn Fein.

He said their economic policies do not align with his party.

He said Sinn Fein are opposed to the free trade deal that Canada and the European Union have signed up to, which has resulted in a 30% increase in export for the country.

On housing, he said Sinn Fein is against the help-to-buy extension and the Land Development Agency.

In a statement released last night, Sinn Fein's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin accused the Government of missing its social and affordable housing targets.

“The Department of Housing has released their Quarter 2 social and affordable housing delivery figures for this year. As with previous years, output is way behind where it should be," he said.

He added: “Just 1,174 of the promised 9,300 new-build social homes were completed by the end of June of this year. That’s just 12.6% of the target, significantly behind where delivery was at the same point last year."

Here's what the Tanaiste had to say:

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