Most sharing renters don't think they will ever own their own home 

The Help-to-buy scheme has proven its worth and proven its ability to help supply over the last number of years.

More than three-quarters of sharing renters have given up on ever owning their own home, while loneliness in shared accommodation is also proving a scourge.

In a snapshot of Irish life taken this month and last from almost 10,500 people, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) found 76% of those who share rented accommodation with non-family members “feel they will never be in a position to own their own place”.