Barry Ward
speaker
554 appearances
6 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Barry Ward’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Padder also mentioned state buildings.
And by the way, it's absolutely legitimate to criticise state agencies.
If they have buildings that could be housing that they're leaving derelict, they deserve criticism for that.
But that is not the Tóniste's fault.
The Tóniste's saying is, let's get the finger out, guys.
Let's get on with this.
Let's get it done.
And if it's not being done, then let's redouble our efforts, change the way it's working so that it does work.
So you're creating greater pressure, particularly on people who own a property that they're deliberately leaving vacant and derelict.
That needs to change.
And all that Simon Harris has said is, let's change it.
And we know that revenue can be much more effective at imposing these taxes and levies and making sure they're collected and thereby creating the incentive that was supposed to be in there.
So when will it change?
When will it come into place?
But the guidelines are being drawn up now and the specifics of it.
Sure, Padraig, will you stop with the nonsense now, in fairness?
No, we've had a housing crisis for the last 15 years.
Hang on a second, Padraig.
What you're doing is, you're saying it's cheeky of the Taoiseach and the state is the biggest defender.
And then you say that regulations are actually the problem.
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