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The vodcast discusses immigration issues in Ireland, focusing on the housing crisis, lack of opportunity, and cost of living. The housing crisis leads to increased immigration as people seek better opportunities elsewhere due to the high cost of living. Many people plan to leave Ireland for a year or two but end up staying permanently. Data shows that the desire to leave Ireland increases with age, indicating that opportunity in college and work plays a role in emigration. The lack of housing in Ireland and the government's failure to address it are major factors contributing to emigration. Hi everyone, welcome to our vodcast. Today we are joined by Sharon, Alyssa, Luke, Ella and myself, Daniel. And today's topic will be about exigent issues in Ireland, but more specifically immigration. And today we will be focusing on three key points, the housing crisis, the lack of opportunity and the cost of living. Unless you've been living under a rock, then you know that immigration is a big problem in Ireland right now and is only getting bigger. Unfortunately, not everyone understands why this problem exists, but thanks to research done by a guest today on our podcast, hopefully you'll all learn something. So how does the housing crisis increase the rate of immigration? Well, the housing crisis in Ireland really does have a domino effect when it comes to immigration. Lots of people who decide to leave Ireland go to seek better opportunities for themselves, you know. Whether it's a job opportunity and become a teacher, better education for college like becoming a nurse, or just because, you know, Ireland's a pretty expensive place to live. As the housing in Ireland is so expensive, people are unable to keep up with all the expenses and have no other choice but to leave. To dive deeper into this topic, I read an article which had multiple people in Ireland telling their personal experiences to why they are leaving. It shows that a lot of people only plan on leaving Ireland for a year or two. However, they find themselves staying permanently. People emigrating to Ireland tend to go to English-speaking countries, but more people choose to go to Canada and Australia over England, which is pretty funny, I guess. After collecting data from 18 to 24-year-olds in Ireland, I found it quite interesting, because between the ages of 18 and 19, there was a 51% of people who wanted to leave Ireland, or at least planned on migrating to Ireland. However, from ages 20 to 21, and 22 to 23, there's an increase of 21%, and then 72% of people were interested in leaving Ireland. This is a big indicator that opportunity in college and work is a big factor in emigration. I just want to talk about the housing crisis just a little bit more. So, due to the lack of housing in Ireland, the prices have shot up in the last few decades, obviously, and I got some data on this. So, in the period 1998 to 2008, 660,000 houses were built, and that's about 60,000 houses a year it would take. However, from 2009 to 2018, only 106,000 houses were built, and that's only 10,500 houses a year, which is like a massive difference, like almost six times less than what they had made before. And just between 2011 and 2016, the population in Ireland had increased by 173,000. This is showing that the government aren't taking the housing market seriously, even though it's affecting thousands of people across Ireland and a leading factor in emigration. Over to you.