Record number of homeless people in Ireland as minister rows back on commitment

His predecessor, Darragh O’Brien, had pledged to end homelessness by 2030 under the Housing for All plan

Housing minister James Browne said that he wanted to get the homelessness figures down “as quickly as possible"

Housing minister James Browne has rowed back on Government commitments to end homelessness by 2030.

It comes as the number of people in emergency accommodation rose to a record 15,286. This is the second time the number of people in homelessness has exceeded 15,000.