Sinn Fein has described the homeless figures in Co Louth as "deeply depressing".

Louth TD Gerry Adams said the figures for May revealed there are 123 homeless adults in the area.

He said: "In April of this year that number had jumped to 18 families and 44 dependents. There has been no change in the numbers in May.

"These figures are evidence of a government that is failing to effectively tackle the housing crisis. Across the state there are now an additional 69 children in emergency accommodation and ten additional families. The housing and homelessness crisis is a direct result of the policies pursued the current government and previous administrations.

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"The government must introduce effective rent controls, increase capital funding to local authorities to build social housing and provide for greater security of tenure. They must implement programmes to get the 183,000 vacant homes across the state back into use. Such steps would make a real and substantial difference."

(CD/LM)