Latest: Government loses Dáil vote on housing crisis

The government has lost a Dáil vote on a motion calling for the housing crisis to be declared an emergency and rent controls to be introduced.

Latest: The government has lost a vote calling for a better response to the housing crisis.

The Dáil vote was lost 83 to 43 with Fianna Fáil supporting the motion - which calls for the housing crisis to be declared an emergency and for rent controls to be introduced.