The Taoiseach told his Cabinet their government is a housing government, that housing is their ‘number one priority’. Governments often do well with simple, linear, tangible goals. Enda Kenny’s first government was bent around one objective, summarised in one simple word: Jobs. Maximising the employment number was all that mattered after Fine Gael swept to power with Labour. The current government has, so far, been all about minimising deaths from Covid. As the threat of the pandemic recedes, and the cybersecurity issues work their way out in the health system, the pre-pandemic structural issues facing our economy and society are…

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