Overview
- The confrontation unfolded during Leader’s Questions in the Dáil on 6 November.
- Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the cost-of-living crisis is out of control and that even two-income households are falling behind.
- Doherty argued the Budget favored higher earners with tax breaks and said workers were "royally screwed," urging a change of course.
- Simon Harris accused Sinn Féin of misrepresenting the Budget and told Doherty his "bully boy tactics" would not work.
- Harris said most Budget resources target better public services and increased housing supply, including lowering the cost of building apartments.