Interview

Anthony Rafter  

Q1 What does Home mean to you ? 

Home to me means a safe space to grow up and live with family , my own home growing up was a busy house as I have seven brothers and sisters. Our school was withing a five minute walk and our cousins , friends , aunts and uncles lived near us. We spent most of our days out playing football or rounders on the green beside the house. 

Q2 How has housing effected you Anthony in your life ?    See video response 

Q3 Do you think the Irish Housing System can be improved ? 

I do think that housing needs to be seen as a human need rather than an object to profit from but I don't see that shift happening in my lifetime. House prices and Rent are way to high so something needs to be done. I feel our time spent in London did keep us away from family and friends and even though we both worked extremely hard we still had to sacrifice that 10 years away from everyone. I would'nt like to see my children have to do the same.