People left out on the street as Homeless Executive credit card maxed

The Homeless Executive in Dublin were left unable to provide extra accommodation for people this week after they reached their credit card limit.

Their card was maxed out for two nights this week before the limit was extended.

531 families relied on the executive for accommodation in June this year.

Fianna Fáil councillor Jack Chambers says that the homeless should not be at the mercy of a credit card limit for accommodation.

"It's not the way to run a society that's growing as the fastest economy in the western world, we've heard a lot of Government figures talking positively about the economy but I think we're forgetting the fringes of Irish society and where they're ending up," said Mr Chambers.

"And clearly people who are in a very vulnerable scenario, they need that temporary accommodation and they need that intervention from the homeless executive, and are completely powerless if they're at the discretion of a credit card limit."