The Simon Communities in Ireland have described the latest emergency accommodation figures as "devastating".
5,000 people including over 1,500 children are now using emergency accommodation.
The number of homeless families is up 84% since January.
Meanwhile, Focus Ireland's Shine a Light campaign - in which business leaders slept rough last night on Dublin's streets - raised over 350-thousand Euro.
Businesswoman Norah Casey says the Government should the business community can help solve the crisis:
