Clare O’Callaghan is a teahcer working and living in West Cork with her husband and four children.

As a working mother of 4, I want a better future for my children. I want our young people to be able to have a home of their own and a secure future.

I think housing is the biggest issue. There are so many knock-on effects to this crisis. We can't hire teachers, nurses, guards etc as they have nowhere to live. Rental accomodation isn't secure, I myself am a renter. The health and mental health of the population is suffering. Parents and grandparents are watching their children have no option but to emigrate.

I would like to speak about protecting rural Ireland, the decline in services in rural areas is enormous with the loss of small and medium sized businesses in rural areas that should be supported as they are the key to thriving and vibrant rural communities.