Matt Cooper: A new national housing bond is something everyone could buy into

Irish people have saved €12bn during the pandemic, so why not give them the opportunity to buy a state housing bond, marketed as a patriotic investment that helps others while helping yourself

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and ministers Eamon Ryan and Darragh O’Brien: launching the government’s €20bn Housing for All plan. Picture: Maxwells