Varadkar agrees with President on housing crisis saying it is a 'disaster for a lot of people'

However, Leo Varadkar rejected any suggestion that the crisis is purely a disaster of Fine Gael’s making

President Michael D Higgins with John Craddock, Chair Homeless Care in Naas, Co. Kildare on Tuesday. While there is no strict constitutional rule that prohibits the President from commenting on issues, it is the usual expectation that he or she should avoid coming into direct conflict with the Government. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Leo Varadkar has agreed with scathing comments made by President Michael D Higgin about the housing crisis, but has strongly denied Fine Gael is solely to blame.

In remarks made during a visit to a facility for homeless youth in Kildare yesterday, the President made an impassioned speech where he said the outlook was “getting darker” and there had been an increase in homelessness among young people.