Overview
- The Department of Housing reposted on December 6 a video offering guidance for adults moving back in with parents, produced by the Housing Agency with youth group SpunOut.
- Micheál Martin backed the material as a genuine outreach effort and emphasized accelerating homebuilding, citing a target of 300,000 homes over five years and specific homelessness goals.
- Housing Minister James Browne told a committee the repost by a departmental official was "misconceived" and insisted there was no conspiracy behind the decision.
- Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty labeled the sharing of the clip "demeaning" and a "two‑fingered salute," echoing criticism from TDs including Eoin Ó Broin and Richard Boyd Barrett, as well as Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne.
- Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers said it was not a Department-led campaign, describing it as a youth-led project, and pointed to rent supports and plans to expand social and affordable housing supply.