Irish Examiner view: Incoming government must act now on homelessness 

Those in the business of creating a government must respond to the housing and homelessness scandal as a matter of urgency

The equivalent of the population of a large town is homeless in Ireland and that number is set to increase. Picture: iStock

Objectives and targets form a natural part of the process of negotiation and politicking currently under way to form a new government. Every party with an eye to seats at Cabinet will have their priorities, the achievements they wish to leave behind them as a legacy of their time in power.

The most impressive legacy of any party or coalition of parties would be a concerted onslaught on homelessness.