There are children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools in Ireland and there is no Government policy to cater for the educational needs of children who are homeless or... Read more
Over 85,000 people are on the social housing waiting list, a small improvement on last year but the numbers of people in homelessness are rising, the numbers of those in emergency accommodat... Read more
It is a shame that the weather seems to be one of the few factors that gets the Government to acknowledge the dire housing and homeless situation the country faces. I had the opportunity to... Read more
With 14 homeless people having past away on the streets since August and the harsh weather we are now experiencing I got the opportunity to ask the Minister For Housing how he managed to bui... Read more
My contribution Re: Housing Crisis to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe; Given the scale of the challenge I really doubt the funding provided to address the hou... Read more
There is a lot of rhetoric about the plans to tackle the homeless and housing crisis but yet practical measures that would ease the crisis, importantly in the short and medium term are in sh... Read more
I had a constructive exchange with Minister for Children today when I raised the issues for homeless persons under 18 years of age in emergency homeless services. Many are out on the streets... Read more
At community meetings concerns have been raised about the social implications of the huge number of students who are to be accommodated in one particular part of the north inner city. Studen... Read more
While the long-range housing plans to build 47,000 houses by 2021 are very welcome, they will make only a small dent in the current waiting lists. What is needed are the financial resources... Read more
