Report finds Ireland has one of the highest rates in Europe of young people living with parents

The Irish Mortgage Holders Association says a couple needs to be earning around €80,000 between them before a bank will speak with them.

The number of Irish people in their 20s living at home with their parents is one of the highest in Europe.

Research by Eurofound, an EU agency tasked with improving living and working conditions, shows that the proportion of young people living with their parents grew 11.2% over 10 years, mainly because of the recession.