The same people have been in power for almost 20 years, as the article says this is a consequence of policy. At no point have they made it easier to build homes, private or social.

There is an ongoing secondary scandal where people object to property planning permission for extortion purposes https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2023/12/05/the-p...

The majority of the elected government members are landlords.

Dublin in particular has a morally reprehensible limit on building anything new above 5 stories in the city centre.

At every stage this 'crisis' has been manufactured by those we wish to solve it. The sobering reality is, if you were born after about 1986 then you are not allowed ever have a home.

Oh and there's no rail outside of the wealthy coastal suburbs and the glacially slow tram lines don't even connect, so good luck with land use.