New Eurostat figures from 2022 show that more than two in three (68%) people in Ireland aged between 25 and 29 are still living at home with their parents.
The number of those living at home with their parents has doubled in a decade.
Ireland is way above the EU average where only 42% of those aged between 25 and 29 remain living in their parents’ home.
Labour area rep Eoin Barry said that the housing crisis is having disastrous consequences in the lives of young people in Laois.
“These figures reveal the stark social consequences of the housing crisis, which represents a lived reality for too many of our young people in Laois,” Mr Barry said.
“Unaffordable rents and skyrocketing house prices have meant that young people are living at home with parents for longer, putting off big life moments like living independently or moving in with friends or a partner.
“And this generational crisis is getting worse.
“There is a hidden cost to this. Young people are putting off making big life decisions and effectively ‘failing to launch’ their adult lives.
“They lack the social structures that the State should be providing, like access to a secure and affordable home, as well as access to other social supports like childcare and affordable healthcare.
“Having your own home, a place to call your own is a fundamental human right.
“It provides a sense of stability and independence which is being denied to this generation of young people.
“Despite record employment levels, too many young adults in Ireland today are barely getting by.
“They are working hard, paying taxes and contributing to society, yet for far too many, Ireland feels like no country for young people.
“In order to address this crisis, we need to see a structural revolution in housing.
“Government representatives have displayed dismissive attitudes in response to Labour’s constructive proposals to increase housing supply.
“Time for a change of approach.”
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