Campaigner: Homeless number closer to 15,000

Homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry says that figures for the homeless are closer to 15,000, but that the actual figure is "irrelevant" because the trend is “going up and up and up.”

Campaigner: Homeless number closer to 15,000

Homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry says that figures for the homeless are closer to 15,000, but that the actual figure is "irrelevant" because the trend is “going up and up and up.”

He says that a recent report from Dublin City Council predicts that the figures are going to continue to increase for the next three years.

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