Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Family breakdown is one and another, of course, is people being evicted from private rented accommodation. We are seeing a change in the profile of people who are homeless. It is quite different from what it would have been five, six or seven years ago and that is a factor too, but we will assess that over the next couple of weeks. It will remain the case that if somebody is not paying rent or is engaging in antisocial behaviour, that will be grounds for eviction. I do think we have a problem - it might be a small problem but it is a growing problem - of people who cannot move back into their own home. People might go away for six months or a year, maybe to Australia, Dubai or Britain, come back and find they cannot move back into their own apartment or house. That is a difficulty. It might be okay for six months but if it is extended for longer, I think it becomes a real problem.

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