Calls for a Minister for Housing
Figures show there's been a rise in the numbers of people in emergency accommodation.
The Simon Communities of Ireland says we urgently need a Minister for Housing with a seat at the cabinet.
The homelessness charity is making the call after new figures show there's been a rise of almost 50 per cent in the numbers of people in emergency accommodation.
The Department of the Environment says 5,715 adults were being offered crisis housing in January - a 49 per cent increase on the same figure for last year.
The organisation say the statistics shows that measures to tackle homelessness are failing.
Speaking to RedFM News, Cork Simon's Paul Sheehan says the national figures are reflective of the situation in the city
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