Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Homelessness in Longford has almost doubled in two years. In 2020, there were 78 homeless people and, in 2022, there were 151, which is a staggering increase. I will come to Mayo next but how much of a challenge is Longford County Council finding it to house homeless people and to find emergency accommodation for them?