The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael believes 'everyone should have a home'.
He was speaking at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Co Cavan, delivering his first speech as leader of the party at its national conference.
He touched on issues such as housing, jobs and Brexit.
He said people who claimed the country would never get back on its feet were "completely wrong".
"Yes, there are major challenges with housing and homelessness, and no, they won't be solved overnight.
But we have a plan, the plan is working, and we won't stop until we succeed.
"Because we believe that everyone should have a home. And we believe that every working person should be able to aspire to own their own one."
"These are fundamental Fine Gael values, and we won't stop until we make them a reality once more".
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On investment, the Taoiseach said: "Our new National Development Plan will set-out how we will invest €100bn over the next 10 years and prepare us for the future.
"That plan will build an Ireland that is future-proofed: balanced regional development, climate action, quality of life, continued capacity to grow, making Dublin the tech capital of Europe.
In planning for the future, we must prepare for major changes that are coming.
Robotics, artificial intelligence, driverless vehicles, renewable energy and smart grids will change our world in the next 20 years in the way the internet and mobile phones did in the last.
"Ireland should be an early adopter of these new technologies.
The issue of Brexit was also on the agenda, with Mr Varadkar telling his party: "There can and there will not be a return to a border on this island.
"In my conversations with European presidents and prime ministers I have received considerable support for the challenges we face.
"And tonight, I want to reassure all border communities that we are listening to you, we hear your concerns, and we promise you that we will safeguard your rights, and all that we have achieved."
