[Hugh O’Connell] Simon Harris confronted over the homelessness crisis on Capel Street. Taoiseach told he “should be ashamed of yourself”

by Diomas

31 comments

  2. FG – A New Energy!

    Where was that energy the last few years? Where was that energy when Simon Harris was Health Minister?

  4. SHAME ON YOU, the average no-brained criticism of everything

  7. What did he expect, walking around inner city Dublin. Can anyone tell me what FG’s strategy is in this election, it’s this and spending taxpayers money apparently, if I wanted to vote for someone like that there is a load of left-wing parties available to me.

  8. Finding the sweet spot between being available to chat with the average person and not wasting time with people who want only to speak over you and knowing you can’t ever find that balance. When I grow up I think I want to write jokes for penguin bars. It’s realistic.

  9. Good. He should be challenged by the voters on FGs record on homelessness. He’s out there canvassing for a vote, people have every right to criticise him and his party’s record.

  11. The truth is Simon Harris doesn’t give a shit about housing. None of them do. If they did it would have been sorted long ago, or maybe wouldn’t have happened to begin with. But people will still vote for them.

    So if you are elegible to vote but don’t or if you never got off your arse to get on the voting register then shut the fuck up about “the state of the country” because you did nothing to help.

  13. All the momentum is with parties out of office!!

  14. Think he handled it well there. Everyone is all on for debate but it has to be two way (has to be) – the gent asking the questions needs to ask his question and wait for a response before asking another question. That’s for me at least how you master debate in all it’s forms. 

  16. Fine Gael are complete f*ck ups on housing, but it shouldn’t go unsaid that the person confronting him is a PBP member. This wasn’t the breakfast roll man, he probably went looking for this set piece confrontation.

  17. Why, said Simon? I’m not homeless, he said, and walked off laughing..

  18. Ugh. Simon Harris always looks like the cat that got the cream. Look at me! I’ve achieved this through being a cute hoor. Get them out! All of them.

  19. They should be ashamed of themselves in fairness like

  20. Many Questions need answering, but unless your aim is to look aggressive, constantly talking over him when he’s trying to answer you back is not the way to go.. No one gets any answers and you don’t come off looking good

    Seemingly the guys name is Kieran Allen, a People Before Profit man

  21. Wind chimes made from politicians is something I’d love to see.

  22. The older I get the more I’m sure this country is run by special interests and lobbyists. The housing crisis could be fixed in a year if they wanted to but they have no interest as it suits their agenda. It’s not rocket science. Seriously, just ban foreign investors and REITs from the second hand market. This forces investors money into new builds. New builds should come with a stipulation that 51% of stock has to be sold to citizens. Increase stamp duty to 10% with an exemption on first time buyers. Increase property tax exponentially on the number of properties owned. A large part of the problem is the cantillon affect where landlords and investors with money can move faster than people who are getting a mortgage and Fine Gael have facilitated this even giving them tax exemptions. It’s pure greed and corruption. It is sickening listening to incompetent fools like Harris, I actually doubt he has the mental capacity to realise how corrupt he is. Literally every policy Fine Gael has implemented since they have been in power has been a wealth transfer from taxpayers to landlords and property speculators.

  23. Increased homelessness, working class and even middle class people struggling, thats OK for FG because their core voters of upper class and upper middle classes are doing grand. The rest who vote for them want to be upper middle class and think FG will get them there.

    Simon and FG couldn’t give two shites about homelessness, it’s a result of their policies that they’re willing to accept.

  25. Simon did a good job there the must be annoying dealing with people coming up to you shouting at you in the street

  27. He should be. These interactions are great for tweets, but will it be on RTÉ tonight so all the oldies can see who they’re voting for?

  28. “housing, health and the banks crashed and we started from scratch”

    Oh and who crashed them buddy pal? Only the crowd you’re 69’ing with in power right now!

  29. Waiting for his turn to recite his little pre-written soundbites instead of actually responding to the man, then getting huffy and playing the smary victim with his “can I speak? can I speak?” when he’s challenged on it. You have nothing to say Simon. The arrogance is unbelievable.

  31. Harris: “Can I speak?

    “Of course you can speak”

    Harris: “Don’t tell me what I can and cannot do”

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