{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Social Democrats","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/","author_name":"Press Officer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/author\/press\/","title":"Government\u2019s choice of new housing tsar raises concerns - Social Democrats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mz1hPkQWIa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/governments-choice-of-new-housing-tsar-raises-concerns\/\">Government\u2019s choice of new housing tsar raises concerns<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/governments-choice-of-new-housing-tsar-raises-concerns\/embed\/#?secret=mz1hPkQWIa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Government\u2019s choice of new housing tsar raises concerns&#8221; &#8212; Social Democrats\" data-secret=\"mz1hPkQWIa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rory-Hearne.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1176,"description":"Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne has today written to Minister James Browne to express concern over the proposed appointment of Brendan McDonagh as the government\u2019s new housing tsar. Deputy Hearne, who is the party\u2019s housing spokesperson, said: \u201cIn my letter, I reminded the Minister that Mr McDonagh\u2019s main role in NAMA was overseeing the fire [&hellip;]"}