Fianna Fail TD, John McGuinness, says the number of local families in emergency accommodation in Kilkenny is unacceptable.
There are currently 7 families being housed in Hotels and B&B’s in the city.
Homeless figures released recently show that there were almost 8,000 people in emergency accommodation last month – of those; nearly 3,000 were children.
Speaking to KCLR last night, Deputy McGuinness says this will have a negative impact on children especially.