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Election Debate: Will Millennials Ever Own A Home?
In our daily election debate, we asked whether millennials will ever be able to own a home.
Ireland currently has the third-highest number of people living with their parents of any EU country, but is home ownership a realistic possibility for this generation, and what does the government need to do?
We spoke to Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy, Jack Chambers, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West, Labour Party spokesperson on housing Jan O'Sullivan, and Michael Dowling, managing director of Michael Dowling Mortgage and Financial Services.
Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.