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

Yesterday, the Dublin Inquirer reported that the Dublin Region Homeless Executive is seeking an additional 2,000 emergency beds for people experiencing homelessness here in Dublin. Yesterday, I was in Limerick with my colleague, Deputy Quinlivan. We met with Help the Homeless Limerick, NOVAS and other front-line homelessness service providers. They described a significant deterioration in the homelessness situation in the area with increases in the number of rough sleepers and people seeking emergency accommodation and a collapse in the number of exits from accommodation. In advance of the homelessness figures being published tomorrow, will the Minister tell us whether we expect to see yet another rise in all categories of homelessness?

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