Government ‘simply doesn’t get it’ when it comes to housing crisis, says Doherty

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar was criticised for his statement. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has been accused of failing to understand public anger at the housing crisis by playing down concerns about rising property prices.

A political row broke out when Mr Varadkar seemingly dismissed the impact of rising house prices at a time when thousands of people cannot get mortgages and are stuck paying sky-high rents.