Local connection should not be barrier emergency accommodation – Housing Minister

RTÉ Investigates claims that homeless people in Dublin were unable to access accommodation, despite beds being available. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The Minister for Housing has again stressed that no one should be sleeping rough or turned away from emergency accommodation because they don't have a "local connection".

It comes after an RTÉ Investigates programme which showed the difficulties faced by some people trying to access emergency accommodation in Dublin.