The Taoiseach says there's a deficit of a quarter-of-a-million homes in the country at the moment.
Leo Varadkar last night told his party colleagues "it will take a long time to close the gap, but the corner can be turned this year."
The Irish Times reports he added that at least 40-thousand homes need to be built every year.
A vote is expected in the Dáil after St. Patrick's Day on concerns surrounding the ending of the eviction ban at the end of this month.
