Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 has escalated a dysfunctional housing system 

Supply may not match demand for at least two years

The Coalition, like most governments, does some things well, others less so. Nevertheless, not even its most ardent supporters argue that it has a record to be proud of on housing. 

This administration, and several of its predecessors, have stumbled from one half-cocked, status-quo-saving initiative to another trying to resolve this crisis.