Fine Gael TD Noel Rock and Labour Senator traded insults over their commitment or otherwise to provide housing.
Fine Gael TD Noel Rock and Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin have been involved in a bitter spat on Twitter over objections to housing developments.
Mr Rock accused Mr O’Ríordáin of being a “serial objector and massive hypocrite” and said the Labour Party used to have a policy of supporting housing for everyone.
Mr O’Ríordáin countered by accusing Mr Rock of “cheap shots” and said Fine Gael are “ripping up the rule book to benefit landlords and developers, but then stage photo ops with supposed ticket touts to look tough”.
The reference to ticket touts is the private members Bill brought forward by Mr Rock to stop tickets being sold for above face-value prices.
Mr Rock is the latest prominent Fine Gael politician to target Mr Ó’ Ríordáin over his objections to housing developments.
Raheny refers to Senator O’Ríordáin’s involvement in the campaign to stop the building of 104 houses and 432 apartments on the St Paul’s College site in St Anne’s Park.
In Howth he objected to a 164-apartment development in Howth, north Co Dublin, being built on the site of the former Baily Court Hotel. He also appealed a decision to grant planning permission to an apartment complex in Howth on the old Techrete site.
In Marino he is one of a number of public representatives, also including Minister of State Finian McGrath, who have objected to a 377-apartment complex and eight houses on Griffith Avenue in Marino.
Senator Ó’Ríordán responded by asking Mr Rock to clarify what he means by his objecting to a development in Clontarf.
Senator Ó’Ríordáin retorted that he had “gone out of my way not to score political points over the issue of St Anne’s Park “but if @finegael feel that way they should let everyone on the Northside know – esp all those who use and love St Anne’s Park”.