Eoin Ó Broin: Urgent action needed to tackle crisis in the private rental sector

As homeless figures approach record numbers again, it is critical we address the crisis now.
Eoin Ó Broin: Urgent action needed to tackle crisis in the private rental sector

Sinn Fein spokesperson on Housing Eoin Ó Broin TD. Picture:Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

At the end of July, the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien released the June homeless figures. In that month 10,492 people, including 3,071 children, were in the Department of Housing-funded emergency accommodation.

The June figures saw just 22 fewer people officially homeless than the October 2019 peak, when 10,514 adults and children were in emergency accommodation.

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