There must be a much bigger impact on reducing the number of people who are homeless.
That’s the view of Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan after a slight drop in homeless figures.
13,318 people were living in emergency accommodation in December – down 1.5% on the previous month.
In Donegal, 54 adults were homeless last month. Meanwhile there was a 45% increase in the number of children accessing emergency accommodation.
Deputy O’Callaghan says the almost 4,000 children homeless in Ireland is too high:
