How about we simply let them build some homes?
The current views of the major parties cannot produce a coherent housing policy, writes Colm McCarthy
Bricks and mortar: Ireland's housing problem is about affordability and is largely confined to the greater Dublin area and a few provincial centres
Whether a government can be formed at all remains to be seen. Whichever grouping emerges, they will have to agree a common programme on housing, the issue which appears to have influenced voter choices more than any other.
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