Simon Coveney to bring housing reforms to Cabinet

Housing Minister Simon Coveney is set to bring a series of sweeping housing sector reforms to cabinet this week as opposition pressure mounts on Government to finally act to tackle the growing nationwide crisis.

The Fine Gael minister said yesterday he is determined to address “the number one priority for Government” while failing to rule out supporting a referendum to allow for the constitutional right to a home.

Speaking on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics before a planned Sinn Féin Dáil debate on rent certainty this week and the expected publication of the cross-party housing committee’s report on the crisis, Mr Coveney defended his party’s inability to resolve the emergency to date.