Homeless children require dedicated support workers, committee told

Oireachtas committee hears of one case where a mother and baby were living in a tiny, virtually bare room, with the child in a car seat facing a TV

'For most families, the experience of homelessness is a nightmare lasting a few months or a year.'

Children impacted by homelessness need dedicated support workers, with an Oireachtas committee also told the National Lottery should be ringfenced for preventive and early intervention measures, particularly as such services were impacted by the pandemic.

The committee heard of one case where a mother and baby were living in a tiny, virtually bare room, with the child in a car seat facing a TV.