Taoiseach rules out rural relocation scheme for homeless

The Taoiseach has ruled out a rural relocation scheme as a solution to the housing and homeless crises.

Taoiseach rules out rural relocation scheme for homeless

Leo Varadkar has said that moving homeless people from cities and urban areas to vacant houses in rural Ireland will not work as many of those families and individuals would simply move back.

With almost 10,000 people including 4,000 children in emergency accommodation, the Government believes rapidly increasing the level of home construction is the only way to solve the problem.

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