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Homelessness: Number of People in Emergency Accommodation Rises to New High of 15_747
- The Department of Housing reported a record high of 15,747 people, including 4,844 children, in emergency accommodation in May 2025 across Ireland.
- This increase followed a rise from 15,418 people in March and reflects an 11 percent growth since May of the previous year amid a long-standing child homelessness crisis.
- Dublin had the highest number with 11,323 people in emergency housing, including 3,539 children, while 7,064 homeless single adults lived nationally, 4,912 of them in Dublin.
- Housing spokesperson Eoin Broin reported a 450 percent increase in child homelessness over the last decade and called for a state redress scheme for affected children.
- Local authorities face rising costs and pressures from temporary nightly accommodation, prompting private firms like Stelling Properties to develop modular emergency housing solutions.
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