A Wicklow TD has shared a shocking picture showing a room a young family have crammed into as a housing crisis grips Ireland.
The picture shows a box room with a bunk bed, a double bed, and a cot, which the family are sleeping in.
Sinn Fein TD John Brady shared the photo and revealed that three generations of the same family are all crammed under the one roof.
He blasted government and pointed out that the family's living conditions aren't "an isolated incident" in his native county.
He said: "The official homeless figure is 10,448, whilst this figure is shocking and disgraceful, it’s only the tip of the iceberg.
"The picture is of the box room which a family live in, its in their parents home.
"There are 3 generations living under the one roof.
"Mam and dad sleep on the bottom bunk, one child on the top, and the cot is at the end of the bed. The family are at breaking point.
"This is not an isolated case, it’s unfortunately happening right across Wicklow.
"People lingering for years on housing lists. Can’t afford to rent privately.
"Slightly above the income threshold to qualify for social housing, but not enough to rent or purchase their own home.
"Impossible to find HAP or RAS properties.
"These people aren’t even statistics in the eyes of this government.
"They are the hidden homeless, they are the sofa surfers.
"They are real people, families forced to move home to parents or friends because they have no alternative.
"There is a housing and homeless crisis and we need real action to address it. Something that will never happen under the political parties that made this crisis."
