A homelessness charity says it is ‘really concerned’ that a report from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office on family hub centres runs the risk of further stigmatising those living in temporary accommodation centres.

Almost 150 asylum seekers have been living in direct provision centres for seven years or more.

A record number of 9,987 people were homeless in January, including 3,624 children.

Homeless families with young children living in hotels are going to be thrown out on the streets this Christmas unless the Government finally brings in legislation that has been waiting on a shelf for more than a year.

Housing Department figures for October show there are 9,724 homeless, a rise of 26 people.

The chairman of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council says the Minister for Housing needs to increase targets for emergency housing.

Homeless charities have warned the soaring numbers entering emergency accommodation outside of Dublin could lead to many people, including families, becoming long-term homeless.

Housing charities say the pace of social housing construction needs to increase.

One Dublin hotel was last year paid between €4m to €5m to accommodate the spiralling numbers of homeless in the capital.

Inner City Helping Homeless support workers were presented today with photos of the conditions inside of a B&B where a family is staying in emergency accommodation.

Almost 1,000 children were homeless and living in emergency accommodation in Dublin alone during one week last month.