The Taoiseach has been accused of attacking his own staff in Sligo and elsewhere.
It comes as Michael Martin criticised some council chief executives who are not opting to increase the supply of land for housing.
He has indicated that the Government will move to directly zone land if local authorities do not comply.
But local Cllr Michael Clarke has launched a counterattack on the Taoiseachs comments, saying he is talking out of both sides of his mouth and that Council staff in Sligo are working around the clock to deliver housing: