Darragh O'Brien: Ambitious aims and imaginative solutions can solve housing woes

Darragh O'Brien, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and  Heritage, argues that ambitious steps are needed to solve housing issues. Anything less will leave future generations disenchanted and divided

An "ambitious" suite of measures can kick-start the struggling Irish housing market, says Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien. File Picture: PA

A recent editorial in this paper rightly criticised the appalling scenes on Capitol Hill in Washington DC and warned against the prospect of such turmoil occurring here. 

It insightfully pointed to the central role housing has in addressing such potential political unrest but then criticised some of the solutions under development.