Only 20% of homeless households registered in March have been moved to a permanent home, according to the South Dublin County Council's (SDCC) March Homeless Services report.

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid West Eoin Ó Broin said: "In March a total of 505 households presented as homeless to the Council. Yet in the same month just 28 families were moved on to a permanent home."

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The report also revealed that the number of households in emergency accommodation in SDCC has reached a record high of 550, up 20% since last October.

Deputy Ó Broin said: "Single person and family homelessness has increased month on month since last October. There are now 550 households in emergency accommodation. This is up 20% on October when the last report was released by South Dublin.

"This level of homelessness is shocking and a clear sign of the continued failure of Government housing policy.

"There are now 222 single men, 48 single women, 11 couples and 269 families with children living in HUBs, hotels and other emergency facilities. This is completely unacceptable."

(CM)