Reaction to new Cabinet: New minister must act quickly on housing and homelessness

Latest:The Inner City Helping Homeless group have expressed the hope that new housing minister, Eoghan Murphy, will act immediately to address the housing crisis.

Update 9.55pm:The Inner City Helping Homeless group have expressed the hope that new housing minister, Eoghan Murphy, will act immediately to address the housing crisis.

ICHH CEO Anthony Flynn pointed out that Mr Murphy takes the position in the midst of a homeless crisis that sees 7,500 homeless people in the country of which 2,708 are children and that the new minister has a huge task that needs immediate action.