Homelessness Crisis: Fianna Fail urge Government to use unspent cash to on housing

Government departments that fail to spend all of their annual budget should hand over the extra millions of euro to a new, ringfenced social-housing fund, the opposition has claimed.

Fianna Fáil environment spokesperson, Barry Cowen, said that his party would publish legislation outlining the measure before Christmas.

Speaking on the anniversary of homeless man Jonathan Corrie’s death outside the gates of Leinster House, Cowen said money that could address the crisis was being wasted.