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7th September 2018
10:32am BST
"There is an additional €400m for the Department of Housing. "I totally accept that this isn't happening quick enough, and that’s why we want to put the pressure on local authorities to deliver faster of the money that’s already pre-allocated in the budget for next year."https://twitter.com/morningireland/status/1037971806706126848 Varadkar denied that he was trying to pass blame to other authorities, saying that both parties had a responsibility to address the crisis. Latest homeless figures show that over 3,000 children are currently living in emergency accommodation across the country. The total number of homeless people in Ireland for July rested at just below 9,900. Varadkar denied that the government had "failed" to provide the Irish people with adequate housing, stating: "To say something is a failure is to say you've given up. We're not giving up." 10,000 social housing units are needed to be built over the next 10 years, but the Taoiseach said that he recognises achieving this will not be easy.
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