Elaine Loughlin: Fixing the housing shortage was never private landlords’ job

The Coalition is fixated on landlords leaving the market — when it should really focus on the undersupply of homes which in turn is creating generations of accidental tenants

Instead of fixating on private landlords leaving the market, maybe Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien should be trying to move tens of thousands of accidental tenants out of rental accommodation.

As the Dáil returns today to debate a motion to extend the eviction moratorium, the Government faces yet another wave of criticism over its continued failure to get to grips with the housing emergency.