Rents around the country have risen by more than 11% in the last 12 months.

The latest rental report from Daft.ie has found the national average rent now stands at €933.

That's up from €842 last year.

In Dublin, the rise is greater with prices up 14% on this time last year.

Ronan Lyons is author of the Daft report. He says more needs to be done to address the housing shortage: