Ireland has had four housing ministers since March 2011.

Some people are becoming 'stuck' in homelessness because they cannot move out of services, with Depaul also revealing that 15 babies were born into its services last year.

Joe Dermody takes a look at this week's latest appointments in the business world.

Almost 4,000 children in homeless accommodation are being stigmatised and denied equal chances in life, charities are warning.

3,778 children were homeless over the course of July, as well as 6,497 adults.

The number of children accessing homeless services has fallen for a third month in a row to 3,675.

There has been another slight rise in the number of people staying in emergency accommodation.

The number of people homeless has exceeded 10,000 for the first time as a new report shows a year-on-year rise in rents.

The number of people in emergency accommodation has surpassed 10,000 for the first time ever in Ireland.

The numbers who have been granted asylum here but remain in State-funded direct provision centres has soared by almost 50% to 591 in the past 16 months.

A charity moved almost 600 homeless persons to more permanent accommodation last year using guaranteed beds to encourage them to stay in touch with their project worker.

Charities have warned that the Government still has a very long way to go in fully addressing the homelessness crisis after latest figures indicated a fall in the number of people in emergency accommodation during December.

The homelessness and rent crisis is a long way from being solved and will require increased building of homes over many years, according to Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

Almost 20 babies have been born into homelessness in Ireland.

Almost 20 babies have been born into homelessness in Ireland.

The homelessness charity Depaul has said the need for its services has grown but the numbers it's able to help has actually fallen.

Homeless families are being asked to leave hotels as the St Patrick’s weekend approaches and demand for holiday accommodation increases, a Sinn Féin TD has claimed.

Depaul have announced that they will open a new emergency night service in Dublin.

Homelessness charities have welcomed the €28m allocated by the Government to provide additional emergency homeless accommodation.

The Government has been urged to step up implementation of its action plan on housing and homelessness after the latest Daft.ie report showed spiralling rental costs have now outstripped levels last seen in the boom.

There are 1,054 families with 2,177 children in homeless accommodation around the country.

As showcased in the January 2016 figures released by the Department of the Environment, homelessness figures have reached record-high levels. That 5715 people, including 884 families with 1830 children, are in homeless accommodation across Ireland is heart-breaking.

We at the homeless charity Depaul strongly welcome the measures published in the Public Health Alcohol Bill.

The homeless charity Depaul last night called for immediate action to alleviate the plight of those living rough on the streets.

Some of the main charities and organisations working in the homeless sector suggest what needs to be done to ease the crisis. Compiled by Noel Baker and Laoise Neylon

A survey of major charities dealing with homelessness has found that rough sleeping has increased significantly across the country, with a 500% rise in Cork alone. 

The number of people living on the streets will continue to rise unless the Government puts in place sufficient accommodation for those in need, according to a leading charity.

AGED 25, with long dark hair and pearly-white teeth, Lisa Kevitt should have the world at her feet.

Prison is often a “very expensive way” of making the lives of vulnerable women worse, the inspector of prisons has said.

Archbishop Emeritus Denis Eugene Hurley of Durban, South Africa, died on Friday last after returning home from a religious celebration. He was 89 and had retired from office in 1992.