Letters to the Editor: Ireland's housing crisis is a shortage of political will

One reader says our fundamental problem is not a shortage of housing, while others consider topics including the National Gender Service, and pay and conditions in the Defence Forces 

'Affordable housing will only ever be the punchline of a joke if it’s not attainable to every single person in the country.' Stock picture: Gareth Fuller/PA

The Government has failed on numerous fronts on the increase in child homelessness. Can anyone genuinely argue that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have a mandate right now? 

Crisis after crisis — be it in housing, health, energy, or the cost of living — continue to afflict our civilian population, driving poverty and providing fertile ground for the rise of far-right politics based on hatred.