Rate of increase slowing but over 2,100 destitute children in emergency accommodation

Charity counts finds 168 sleeping on street and 60 more on Merchants Quay cafe floor

Minister says crisis will take time to solve as charity counts 228 rough sleepers in Dublin

Simon Community: 1 in 10 in emergency accommodation has chance of securing home

Agencies are funded mainly by the State, but expanding payrolls are burning up that money

Council publishes fresh tender for over 150 units in areas including Drimnagh, Finglas

Homelessness organisations say new figures are ‘extremely alarming’ and ‘shocking’

Insects among issues raised by people housed by Dublin Regional Homeless Executive

Charities call for State measures to curb trend as tenants squeezed out by rising rents

Jonathan Corrie’s needs were complex given his addiction and mental health

Jonathan Corrie (43), was sleeping on streets for five years before he died outside Leinster House

More than 160 people now sleeping rough in capital as winter weather sets in

Call comes after homeless man in his 40s died in Clondalkin, Dublin

‘Hopefully the winter will be mild because if it isn’t, it will be dangerous’

Volunteers saw 154 rough sleepers on one night last week

Advice service will help to prevent tenancy terminations

Homeless in temporary beds climbs to 1,600 with rough sleeping up 50%

Number of rough-sleepers in Dublin up 88% compared with same period last year

Charities say figures reflect wider trend of growing demand for homeless services