Simon Coveney asked to clarify ‘beds’ for homeless

Homelessness campaigners occupying Apollo House have called upon Housing Minister Simon Coveney to clarify the definition of ‘beds’ in Dublin hostels.

The minister claimed that dozens of such beds lay empty last week.

“So people know the facts: There were 54 unoccupied beds last night in homeless shelters in Dublin and no more than 17 in Mechants (sic) Quay,” Mr Coveney tweeted last Friday.