It is the latest Fianna Fáil swipe at Fine Gael justice Minister Helen McEntee
Darragh O'Brien has claimed that Dublin City would be “safer” if a Fianna Fáil TD was the Justice Minister.
READ MORE: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule out attending IRA funerals if she becomes Taoiseach As Fianna Fáil launched its “Dublin manifesto” on Sandymount Strand, Mr O’Brien was asked if his party would be prepared to give up the housing portfolio if it meant they would get justice. He said the party “wants both”.
Mr O’Callaghan, meanwhile, said that “political portfolios can have an impact” as he referenced former housing minister Eoghan Murphy’s book, which showed the difficulty in getting Fine Gael to tackle the housing crisis. Mr O’Callaghan argued that Mr O’Brien has “driven” the Department of Housing with “new energy and new commitment”.
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