"We look at those who have tried, and failed, to fix the mess Every month when he was housing minister, Eoghan Murphy had to face the media to talk about the spiralling numbers of homeless people in Ireland. As the beleaguered minister made his way down the grand staircase at Government buildings to announce the inevitably grim news, a cabinet colleague muttered the words of the playwright Samuel Beckett in his ear:"
"From Simon Coveney over-promising to Eoghan Murphy leaving politics altogether, there is one issue that has frustrated governments for years. We look at those who have tried, and failed, to fix the mess Every month when he was housing minister, Eoghan Murphy had to face the media to talk about the spiralling numbers of homeless people in Ireland."
Housing and homelessness in Ireland have repeatedly overwhelmed successive governments. Ministers regularly faced media scrutiny over escalating homelessness and mounting public pressure. Political leaders at times over-promised solutions while outcomes worsened, contributing to ministerial frustration and departures from politics. Numerous attempts to reform housing policy failed to stabilise supply, affordability, and emergency accommodation. Market dynamics, planning constraints and investment shortfalls combined to limit progress. Short-term political cycles and implementation gaps undermined long-term planning. The human cost of spiralling homelessness became a central political and social problem demanding durable structural solutions.
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