In January, 98 families became destitute for the first time, but just 39 exited homelessness,Homeless children could be sleeping on Dublin streets as authorities face “an acute emergency accommodation crisis”, the director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has warned. The most recent DRHE data shows there were 3,931 children in 1,794 families in emergency accommodation in the capital in January. These compare with 2,649 children in 1,507 families homeless in January 2025. In an email, dated July 9th, she told the Department of Housing that 17 families had presented in the recent week. The Department of Housing said Minister for Housing James Browne has written to the Minister for Justice requesting a range of actions be taken to ease housing transitions.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 16:32 UTC