ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF voters – 62% – are concerned about the housing crisis and say it will affect how they vote, according to the recently released Daft.ie election survey.

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Lack of houses on the market at present concerned 20% of of the respondents, and high prices were reported by 19% of respondents to be of particular concern.

17% of people responding had moved house in the last year to save money and 29% said they would consider moving to save money in the future.

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40% of respondents believe that no particular political party addresses their housing concerns.

Out of 920 people polled, the breakdown of those identifying by a particular political party or group were:

• 13% – Sinn Fein
• 11% – Fine Gael
• 11% – Fianna Fail
• 7% – Independents
• 6% – Labour
• 5% – Anti-Austerity Alliance
• 3.5% – Social Democrats
• 2.5% – Renua
• 1% – Green Party

74% said they planned on voting with 14% unsure, and 8% not planning to vote.

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