VIDEO: 150 modular homes to ease homelessness crisis

Plans to build 150 modular houses in the Dublin area have been agreed by the Cabinet after the Government was accused of not doing enough to tackle the homeless crisis.

The homes will be the first of 500 to be created as more than 700 families, including 1,500 children languish in emergency B&B and hotel accommodation.

The homes cost between €50,000 to €100,000 to create, and the first 150 are to be habitable by the New Year.