‘Hope not enough’ to end long-term homelessness

At least 50 more people are signing up every week to use homeless services in Dublin, and charities are urging the Government to must live up to its commitment to end the crisis, saying “hope is not enough”.

Jan O’Sullivan, the housing minister, said it was an “affront” to all Irish people that a number of our citizens do not have access to a place they call home.

The minister — who identified homelessness as her top priority when she took office over a year ago — yesterday unveiled plans to end long-term homelessness by 2016.