# Homelessness

Fourteen babies born in homeless charity Depaul's services last year

Depaul published its 2022 annual report today.

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Sep 12th 2023, 10:18 AM

More homeless people in Irish psychiatric wards each year, despite admissions dropping overall

Homeless people are more likely to be admitted to psychiatric wards involuntarily, younger, for a shorter period of time, and for more severe conditions.

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Sep 7th 2023, 9:27 AM

Last month

August 2023

Homelessness record broken again as 12,847 people in emergency accommodation in July

There were 3,829 children, and 9,018 adults in emergency accommodation last month.

The figures are an increase of 247 compared to June, where there were 12,600 people in emergency accommodation.

Social Democrats housing spokesperson Cian O'Callaghan has called on the Government to reinstate the ban on no-fault evictions.

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Aug 25th 2023, 3:51 PM

# housing charity

Peter McVerry Trust informs Department of Housing of 'potential financial issues' at charity

The issue was first reported by the Business Post this evening.

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Aug 16th 2023, 8:04 PM

# Policy Matters

Eoin Ó Broin says Sinn Féin would need five years to tackle housing, but what is his plan?

Ó Broin said if he could not reduce homelessness in five years while Minister, he would have failed.

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Aug 5th 2023, 6:00 AM

This year

2023

Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June

There were 3,765 children, and 8,835 adults in emergency accommodation last month.

The figures are an increase of 159 compared to June, where there were 12,441 people in emergency accommodation.

Focus Ireland has said the number of families experiencing homelessness is a "terrible blight on our society".

Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin has said it is "time for this Government, their Housing Minister and his housing plan to go".

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Jul 28th 2023, 2:24 PM

# streets of dublin

Vigil held in memory of the 402 homeless people who died in Dublin since 2018

Organised by the political party Aontú, the vigil was attended by family members of some of those who have died.

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Jul 12th 2023, 8:01 PM

Tenants to be asked to bid on property if landlord sells as independent value plan is abandoned

Government planned to have the legislation in place by the summer, but it has now been pushed out to autumn.

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Jul 11th 2023, 7:03 AM

No evidence that homelessness figures will fall in future, says Peter McVerry

The number of people in emergency accommodation reached a record high once again this week.

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Jul 2nd 2023, 12:59 PM

Homelessness record broken again as 12,441 people in emergency accommodation in May

The figures include 3,699 children.

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Jun 30th 2023, 2:23 PM

# Refugees

Four unaccompanied minors among 1,400 refugees forced to sleep rough, report shows

A report by the Irish Refugee Council examined the impact of homelessness on already vulnerable asylum seekers arriving in Ireland.

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Jun 12th 2023, 7:18 AM

20 homeless deaths in Dublin in first four months of 2023

In all of 2022, 45 people accessing homelessness services in Dublin died.

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Jun 6th 2023, 2:29 PM

# housing committee

Having a job is 'no longer a way out of homelessness', TDs told

Wayne Stanley said the issue is arising particularly where younger people are gaining employment despite living in emergency accommodation.

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May 30th 2023, 6:05 PM

Leo Varadkar says he believes homeless figures will fall

There were 12,259 people in emergency accommodation last month.

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May 30th 2023, 3:49 PM

# Income Tax

Peter McVerry says Varadkar has his 'priorities wrong' when it come to tax cuts

‘My priority, if you have €1.5 billion to give away, are the hundreds of thousands struggling to make ends meet,’ McVerry said.

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May 30th 2023, 8:22 AM

Housing minister defends Govt approach after last week's record high homeless figures

Figures published on Friday showed there were 12,259 people in emergency accommodation last month.

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May 29th 2023, 3:57 PM

Homelessness hits record high again as 12,259 people in emergency accommodation in April

The figure includes 3,594 children.

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May 26th 2023, 4:54 PM

# Paris 2024

Homeless people to be moved out of Paris ahead of 2024 Olympics

The French government claim there will be a shortage of accommodation in Paris during the Rugby World Cup from September and the Olympics next summer.

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May 24th 2023, 6:07 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Not going back to hostels': The Dublin tenants resisting eviction on Harrington Street

A report by

Jamie McCarron

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said that the RTB would be investigating the matter.

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May 19th 2023, 12:05 AM

84 homeless people died during 2019, mostly in Dublin

93% of those who died had a history of drug and alcohol use, and 55% of deaths were primarily the result of poisoning caused by drugs.

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May 17th 2023, 4:28 PM

Irish Refugee Council has 'grave concerns' for safety of asylum seekers living in tents

The council said it is “no longer tenable” for those living in tents to not be offered supports ‘because of their status and country of origin”.

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May 14th 2023, 4:32 PM

# Ernst and Young

Family homeless in eviction after receiver refused council's offer to pay top price for property

The housing department says councils can offer to pay the upper range valuation where tenants are at risk of homelessness.

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May 12th 2023, 5:12 PM

Homelessness record broken again as 11,988 people in emergency accommodation in March

There were 8,516 adults and 3,472 children in emergency accommodation last month.

The figures come as the Government's winter eviction ban lapsed on 1 April.

Focus Ireland has warned that the real impact of lifting the eviction ban is yet to be felt.

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Apr 28th 2023, 5:00 PM

# Threshold

Threshold says 75% of Notices to Quit for renovation they dealt with this year were invalid

Threshold said it supported 1,262 households to stay in their homes or secure alternative housing between January and March.

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Apr 19th 2023, 7:59 AM

# sleeping rough

Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin falls by 9% compared to last year

75 of the 83 people found to be sleeping rough had previously been assessed by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive for homeless services.

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Apr 17th 2023, 5:26 PM

People sleeping rough in Phoenix Park asked to leave ahead of Biden visit

The Dublin Region Homeless Executive has been visiting a known camping site near the park’s Conyngham Road.

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Apr 12th 2023, 10:36 AM

Taoiseach says Govt did not have exact RTB figures when deciding to lift eviction ban

Questions have been raised about whether government knew the extent of the notices to quit that had been served.

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Apr 5th 2023, 5:41 PM

# Peter McVErry

Peter McVerry issues apology over claim Taoiseach overruled minister on eviction ban

This evening, the Taoiseach said an apology was not needed from McVerry.

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Apr 5th 2023, 1:51 PM

Leo Varadkar: Housing constraints would impact whoever is in Government

Varadkar cited the rising cost of building materials as an issue.

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Apr 4th 2023, 10:42 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Housing crisis: Protest to take place at Leinster House today as eviction ban ends

A report by

Tadgh McNally

Protestors are due to gather outside Leinster House at 1pm.

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Apr 1st 2023, 12:05 AM

Housing crisis: Almost 12,000 in emergency accommodation in February, latest figures show

This is the first time in eight months where homeless figures have fallen.

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Mar 31st 2023, 4:57 PM

# eviction stories

The end of the eviction ban: 'My kids ask me where are we going to live - and I have no idea'

Thousands of households are facing eviction, here are some of their stories.

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Mar 26th 2023, 12:10 AM

Taoiseach calls for 'accurate' language, says notices to quit are not evictions

The government has been under scrutiny in recent weeks for its decision to lift the eviction ban

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Mar 24th 2023, 12:35 PM

Celebrities and activists call on government to keep eviction ban in new campaign

Bressie, Mario Rosenstock and Fr Peter McVerry are among those featured in #KeeptheBan.

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Mar 20th 2023, 7:00 PM

Garda stations have no facilities to house families left homeless after eviction ban ends

Focus Ireland expects that a significant number of people will be made homeless after the eviction ban ends on 1 April.

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Mar 11th 2023, 4:32 PM

Nearly 5,000 eviction notices were served on tenants between July and September last summer

The rental sector is under scrutiny in the wake of the government’s decision not to extend the eviction ban.

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Mar 10th 2023, 3:24 PM

Varadkar: Ministers 'agonised' over decision to end eviction ban

The Taoiseach admitted that ending the ban was “hard to defend”.

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Mar 10th 2023, 1:18 PM

Varadkar says he doesn't believe reimposing the eviction ban would reverse rising homeless numbers

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the decision to end the ban was ‘cruel and heartless’.

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Mar 9th 2023, 2:55 PM