Homelessness reached another record high in March with 10,305 people in emergency accommodation, mainly driven by a rise of 37 in the number of homeless children. The count took place over April 9 and 10 and shows tthat 128 people were sleeping rough. It also found that almost two-thirds of those sleeping rough this month are aged between 31 and 50. Inner City Helping Homelessness CEO, Anthony Flynn, claims that Minister Murphy and his department are "directly to blame" and added: "Talk is cheap." The number of homeless people rose by 41 from February, 67% of all those in emergency accommodation in Dublin.

Source: Irish Examiner April 30, 2019 16:52 UTC