A claim by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that Ireland’s rate of homelessness is not high by international standards has drawn criticism from homeless organisations and the Opposition. “Ireland has one of the lowest homelessness (rates) by international standards compared with our peers – they’re the stats, we can provide them for you. “That is a good thing in Ireland, that we have a low level of homelessness compared to our peer countries. In a tweet, the Simon Community contested the Taoiseach’s claim, saying he was not comparing like with like. Eoin Ó Broin, housing spokesman of Sinn Féin, also took issue with the Taoiseach’s comments: “This isn’t true.

Source: The Irish Times November 11, 2017 17:48 UTC