New 'housing tsar' to be paid more than Donald Trump, Dail told
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Micheál Martin announced a proposal for a new Strategic Housing Activation Office, which may be led by a public sector employee to mitigate housing issues. Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald condemned the high proposed salary of €430,000 for the position, calling it a significant burden on taxpayers and a clear sign of governmental failure. With ongoing criticism about unmet housing targets, the response seemed inadequate to address the rising housing crisis. Martin stated that housing targets were achieved in prior years, rejecting claims of failure from the opposition.
Micheál Martin suggested that a new housing office could be led by a public sector employee at no extra salary cost, amid criticism of high bureaucratic salaries.
Mary Lou McDonald criticized the €430,000 salary proposed for the new housing role as excessive and indicative of the government's failure to meet housing targets.
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