There was a fall in the number of rental properties available within the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) limit in September, with the latest Locked Out of the Market report from the Simon Communities showing just 24 rental properties were available under HAP limits across 16 areas last month.

That’s a 25% drop since June, with only 11 areas offering no HAP housing at all.

Dublin accounted for 21 of the 24 HAP eligible homes found nationwide, while Sligo and Leitrim had the lowest number.

But what does the situation look like here in Clare?

To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined live on the line by Niall Garvey, CEO of Midwest Simon.