‘Tsunami of repossessions fuelling homelessness emergency’

Nearly 200 faily homes were repossessed in Dublin and Cork in the first half of this year, Fianna Fáil warned as it urged greater help for struggling mortgagees.

Senator Darragh O’Brien said a tsunami of such repossessions was fuelling the homelessness emergency, as he called on Environment Minister Alan Kelly to get a “grip” on the situation.

Mr O’Brien said Court Service figures showed that 616 family homes were subject to repossession orders in the first half of 2015.