Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has been slated after a car crash interview on Today with Claire Byrne in which he defended his eviction ban ending/sweets for children comparison, but insisted that it was not his intention to offend people.
This week the TD came under heavy criticism for an analogy he used while speaking prior to the Labour vote of no confidence, a vote in which the Government came out on top.
While speaking in the Dáil, the Laois–Offaly representative made comments comparing how extending the eviction ban was akin to giving free sweets to children, a remark that has garnered significant flak all around.
