Weekly share
28%
Share of the seeded national briefing currently attributed to this topic.
Topic intelligence
Housing
Housing supply, planning reform, tenant protections, and delivery targets.
Topic metrics
How much this issue is affecting parliamentary behaviour right now.
Featured TDs
3
Members repeatedly surfacing in recent item retrieval.
Featured parties
3
Party rooms with meaningful exposure to this topic.
Briefing points
Source-linked brief points currently shaping the dossier.
Across speeches, votes, and questions, Eoin was the clearest Sinn Féin focal point on housing pressure this week.
Simon Harris defended the government's planning package as a delivery bill aimed at speeding strategic approvals and transport projects.
Ivana Bacik argued that major planning reforms should be matched by clearer accountability and appeals transparency.
Pearse Doherty argued that housing affordability and healthcare backlogs reflect political choices rather than unavoidable capacity limits.
Linked TDs
Members currently shaping the topic’s technical language or political framing.
TD
High · 0.91Eoin O Broin TD
Sinn Fein room flagged Eoin as the most active housing voice this week
Open dossierTD
High · 0.84Simon Harris TD
Pushed Planning and Infrastructure Bill through report stage
Open dossierTD
High · 0.83Ivana Bacik TD
Criticised weak accountability provisions in planning reform
Open dossierLinked parties
Party rooms with meaningful exposure to this topic.
Party
High · 0.91Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierParty
High · 0.88Fine Gael
Fine Gael is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierParty
High · 0.90Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierBills on this topic
Legislative files through which the topic is currently moving.
Bill
High · 0.83Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2026
The bill is currently at report stage with 4 recorded member votes and 2 linked activity items.
Open dossierBill
High · 0.83Housing (Amendment) Bill 2026
The bill is currently at second stage with 8 recorded member votes and 3 linked activity items.
Open dossierEvidence trail
Shared source categories informing the topic summary.
DailDex room summaryBill stage updateDail debateLeaders' QuestionsDail vote