State ‘running to stand still’ on homelessness says Housing Minister Simon Coveney

Housing Minister Simon Coveney says he expects there will be objections to rapid-build homes being built for the homeless in communities, as he launched a plan to tackle the crisis.

Mr Coveney also admitted the Government was “running to stand still” as the numbers of people exiting homelessness are being replaced with greater numbers of people without homes.

Launching the Government’s action plan on homelessness, he committed to ending the use of hotels or B&Bs for emergency accommodation by the middle of next year.