Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't

Housing remains a political pressure zone for Eoghan Murphy as he defends his new mortgage scheme

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy dismisses 'sub-prime' claims. Pic: RollingNews.ie
New state-backed mortgage scheme for first-time buyers. Pic: RollingNews.ie

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is regularly slammed by the opposition for not doing enough to solvethe housing crisis. Then when he announces a new initiative – in this case a more attractive version of the council mortgage scheme – he gets flak too.

There has been an underwhelming reaction to his Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. It is for people on incomes of less than €50,000 ...