A University of Cork student has voiced his outrage at the housing crisis in Ireland.

Tom Redmond. 19, said the issue is a ‘massive barrier to education for people’ and ‘limits the chances’ for people around Ireland.

The Government and Politics student from Wexford shared a photo from a recent viewing he attended.

It showed people of all ages, including families with young children, viewing the duplex.

The tweet was widely discussed on Twitter with one saying their sister checked out the property, which was estimated to be charging more than €1,000 per month and ‘was moldy and most of the blinds didn’t work from rust.’

My sister is one of the people in the queue. The apartment was moldy and most of the blinds didn’t work from rust. No attempt was made to even make it look good and the rental agent couldn’t be bothered answering questions. They knew someone would be desperate enough to rent. — Micheál O’Shea (@MJOSeaghdha) July 30, 2019

Tom tagged Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy — who has not responded.

Tom spoke to Extra.ie about the housing crisis: ‘All I can say about house hunting as a student is that it is difficult and expensive.

‘This issue is a massive barrier to education for people who come from low income families and really limits the chances of people around the country.

‘However, I am fully aware that many people are in a much worse situation in that they may not have family, like I do in my home county, or friends that they can stay with.

‘It’s dreadful to be queueing for the same houses as people with their young kids beside them. These are people who are in much more precarious situations than I am.’

Minister Murphy has attempted to address the housing crisis by introducing co-living spaces — but has received backlash from the public.

He had previously suggested the co-living spaces would be like living in a ‘trendy boutique hotel’.

The Minister for Housing was asked if he thought his co-living space idea sounded like a prison.

He responded: ‘No, not at all like a prison. It’s more like a very trendy, kind of boutique hotel-type place.’