Irish Examiner view: So this is Christmas and what have you done about homelessness?

Today's shocking but unsurprising 'Irish Examiner' report shows that 16,700 people are living in hotels, B&Bs, and other temporary accommodation

Housing minister James Browne, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Simon Harris unveiling another housing action plan last month. 'There have been so many plans, goals, ambitions, and targets that it has all become rather meaningless, notwithstanding the genuine desire of our TDs to try and make things better.' Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

And so this is Christmas. Yet, for far too many people in this country, it’s another day without their own space to call a home.

As Paul Hosford notes in today’s special report, in 2014, there were 131 families in emergency accommodation in Dublin, and it was considered a national shame.