Temporary hubs for homeless families ‘are not long-term solution’

Temporary hubs for homeless families are not long-term solutions, the Government has agreed, as figures revealed the growing numbers now living in emergency accommodation.

The number of homeless children has risen by some 300% over the last six years, since Fine Gael entered Government, the Dáil heard.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald was warned that families living in special hubs were facing long-term institutionalisation.