Focus Ireland aids record of 13,500 people who received assistance from the charity

A record 13,500 people received assistance from the homeless charity Focus Ireland last year.

New housing minister Eoghan Murphy said that the deadline to end the use of emergency accommodation for homeless families by the end of this month — made by his predecessor Simon Coveney — will not be met.

He said that the 650 families affected will be moved into family hubs, other accommodation or they will be notified of where they are going over the next few weeks.