Dublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has slammed the government\nover its failing housing policy and the growing number of children and families\nliving in emergency accommodation. The Sinn F\u00e9in TD said newly released figures\nshow that the government has failed to get to grips with the causes of\nhomelessness and that the housing crisis is getting worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The comment comes as the Department of Housing released the\nofficial homeless figures for August which show another increase in\nhomelessness in Dublin and across the state. 10,338 people are now living in\nemergency accommodation, which includes 3,848 children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe figures published this morning by the Department of Housing show an increase in the number of children growing up in emergency accommodation in Dublin. <\/p>
\u201cIn August there were 2,850 children in Department of Housing funded emergency accommodation in the Dublin area. 1,280 families were accessing emergency accommodation in Dublin in August.<\/p>
\u201cFor the seventh month in a row the number of people officially classified as homeless across this state has remained above 10,000 with a total of 10,338.<\/p>
\u201cThese figures do not provide the full picture and do not include women and children in domestic violence shelters funded by Tulsa, adults and children in hostels not funded by government departments, rough sleepers, and those still living in Direct Provision despite having secured their leave to remain. Rents are at an all time high and are beyond the ability for most people on average income to afford.<\/p>
\u201cWe need to stop these families becoming homeless and with the Budget coming up Minister Murphy and his counterparts in Fianna F\u00e1il has the opportunity to demand more resources to build more public houses.<\/p>
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in has called for an increase in investment in social and affordable homes built on public land and a faster delivery time for these homes.<\/p>
\u201cWe are calling on both Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael to drop their opposition to the Focus Ireland amendment as this is the best way to keep families from becoming homeless as it restricts the landlord\u2019s ability to seek vacant possession notices to quit.<\/p>
\u201cThe government and those who support them cannot plead ignorance of the homeless crisis as it is their own figures that show a continued rise in families and children trapped in homelessness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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