Irish Examiner view: Coalition will have to fix the housing crisis 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed 'regret' over the misrepresentation of figures for new home completions in the run-up to last year’s election. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed “regret” over the palpable misrepresentation of figures for new home completions in the run-up to last year’s election, but even his admission that the previous government was ‘wrong’ will not sit well with the electorate.

Although the election was won by the main parties and a new Government formed with the help of Independents, the sense of frustration among those for whom the dream of home ownership has become a nightmare, is obvious.