The Environment Minister has pledged more emergency accommodation for homeless people.
Alan Kelly says the government will ensure there is enough accommodation provided by Christmas so nobody will have to sleep rough, unless they want to.
An emergency summit on the crisis took place at the Department of the Environment yesterday following the death of homeless man Jonathan Corrie just metres from the Dáil earlier this week.
Minister Kelly says they've increased the number of emergency beds to 200:
Elsewhere the Lord Mayor of Dublin has organised another meeting on homelessness at the Mansion House this afternoon.
Christy Burke says the Taoiseach and Archbishop will send reps, while several charities will attend.
He claims the Minister for the Environment is cooperating closely and is confident that major progress can be made in the coming weeks:
Meanwhile a charity says the lack of affordable housing is the single biggest barrier to ending homelessness.
Depaul Ireland says the social housing waiting list has now reached 90-thousand, but affordable homes aren't being built to meet demand.
Kerry Anthony is the CEO of Depaul Ireland she says there's a misconception about the type of people who end up on the street:
