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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ciara Phelan

Taoiseach worries about impact housing crisis will have on his on children as he expresses 'concern' for young people

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has admitted he worries about the impact the housing crisis will have on his own children.

Mr Martin also expressed concern over young people being able to afford to live in cities they were born in across Ireland.

His comments come after a recent ESRI report revealed the number of 25 to 34-year-olds living independently, who own their own home, more than halved between 2004 and 2019, falling from 60% to just 27%.

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