Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister will be aware, the December homeless figures showed a record 13,318 people, including 3,962 children, in emergency accommodation funded by his Department. That is a 20% increase in family homelessness on the previous year but there was a month-on-month increase in single-person homelessness and pensioner homelessness. While I welcome the fact there was a slight decrease in family homelessness month on month, as the Minister will be aware, homeless charities have said that is more than like the seasonal dip and they are worried homelessness will continue to increase. Can the Minister outline what new measures he will take this year to finally get this homelessness crisis under control?

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