It's also highlight additional complex challenges for people in homelessness and addiction.
The introduction of a double social welfare payment during the pandemic may have contributed to the rise in homeless deaths over the past year.
That's according to a new Oireachtas report, which says this was a big issue for people with addiction problems.
It says some people were using a larger amount of substances, resulting in more overdoses.
Private emergency accommodation for homeless people must be quickly replaced, Oireachtas committee says - https://t.co/4ANYAQgvbr https://t.co/wlZmROPbNM
— Eoin Ó Broin (@EOBroin) July 12, 2021
A drug to treat overdoses was used twice as much in one Limerick centre during the first lockdown, compared to 2019.
Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, Eoin Ó'Broin, is a member of the committee.
He joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.
The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, chaired by Deputy @stevensgreen1, this morning briefed media and stakeholders on their Interim Report on Homelessness. Read the report at https://t.co/hsc72R3EOV #Seeforyourself pic.twitter.com/RGjeENPlFE
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) July 12, 2021
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