matthew basten cannot afford to buy his own home.the 25-year-old is still living with his parents and although he is qualified as a physical education teacher, he cannot find any work. he has decided to emigrate to australia. >> there is no work for me here. you can get jobs in retail or something like that, but i did not spend on college to work in a shop. >> matthew's passport and visa are ready. his flight is booked. for his mother, maria, it means saying goodbye to another child. her older -- oldest daughter is already in australia. >> if my second -- my second child is leaving for australia, so i'm not very happy, but i cannot stop him. he has to have a life. but not happy, no. my children's generation, they are all leaving us. we will be a country of old people. >> statistics show that someone leaves ireland every six minutes. a group representing the giant ash the younger generation has gathered -- a group representing the younger generation has gathered outside parliament. >> we are seen as an easy target, along with other gr