Minister refuses to guarantee fall in homeless numbers below 10,000 by end of year

Darragh O’Brien: 'My response to homelessness is not just on the emergency measures that we need to take, where we're providing nearly €200m'

The Housing Minister said he is confident the steps being taken will have an impact on homelessness in the country. File picture: Larry Cummins

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has refused to guarantee that the number of homeless people in the State will fall below 10,000 by the end of the year.

Asked if he thought the number of homeless people would fall back below that milestone again by the end of the year, Mr O’Brien would not do so.