Mr. Mike Allen:

Focus Ireland's 2016 target is to end long-term homelessness. That means nobody should be homeless for longer than six months which seems a hard target to reach considering the circumstances that we have talked about. In theory, one could have the same number of homeless people but make sure that they are moved on within that period. That would not be everything we would wish to achieve but it would still be better than having people homeless for very long periods.

The Homeless Oversight Group was not sceptical but said the target is not going to be achieved unless a whole range of other things are done.