When he took over in June 2017, there were 7,941 people in emergency accommodation, a number which has now risen to 10,514, according to latest figures released last night.
With 3,826 children currently in emergency accommodation, our failing minister had the audacity to go on national radio yesterday morning and try to spin his way out of a no-confidence vote. Despite admitting that there has been an increase in those entering emergency accommodation, he still doesn’t seem to see that the latter outweighs the former.But the blame doesn’t end with him.I’m not one to lump praise on to Sinn Fein , but Eoin O Broin was spot on when he asked Micheal Martin if he was on the side of homeless children or Deputy Murphy.