Simon Harris says he considered resigning from politics and public life earlier this year after a series of disturbing and violent threats were made against his wife and his two small children. I guess, when people go for your children ... ,” says Harris in an interview with The Irish Times. Harris replies: “No.”He singles out child homelessness as a reason why “the social housing allocations system is just not working right”. “That bit I’m struggling with.”There are more than 5,000 homeless children in Ireland. But what about single adults, who constitute the majority of people on social housing lists?

Source: The Irish Times December 31, 2025 10:32 UTC