Sinn Féin needs its new housing policy to resonate with voters to reverse party's declining popularity

Despite the Government's poor record on housing, the latest poll suggests the public is ready to cast their votes for the coalition parties in the next general election

People don't seem to believe the housing crisis is being fixed fast enough, but also seem to be happy to allow the Government parties another crack at it.

If you ask people across Ireland what the biggest issue facing the country is, housing will be up there.

In 2020 after a seismic election, housing was second only to health in the minds of voters, they told an RTÉ exit poll.