THERE were more than 300 children facing Christmas in homelessness across the Mid West at the end of November 2025.
That’s according to official figures just released, which show 576 people stuck in emergency accommodation in Limerick in the last week of November last year.
The numbers put Limerick third highest in the country for the number of adults accessing emergency accommodation in November.
The figures include 302 children across the greater Mid West area, living with parents or adult guardians in hotel rooms or other short-term accommodation.
The figures were released by the Department of Housing, and show that, in the Mid West, the total number of people in emergency accommodation was 674, an increase of 5.8 per cent on the previous month.
Dublin topped the figures with 8,214 people. Cork was the second highest nationally, with 736 people.
Limerick TD and Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan said the latest homelessness figures for November 2025 are a damning indictment of government housing policy, as 16,994 people, including 5,321 children, are now living in emergency accommodation across the State, with numbers continuing to rise month after month.
Deputy Sheehan said the stats “are a national disgrace”.
“Almost 17,000 people are now in emergency accommodation, including more than 5,300 children, and the numbers continue to climb relentlessly. This is not an accident or a temporary spike. It is the direct result of political choices made by this government.
“We heard the Tánaiste claim that not everyone in emergency accommodation has a housing need. That remark was not only offensive, it was a calculated attempt to shift blame away from government and on to people who are already at breaking point. Instead of owning their failures, ministers are now questioning the legitimacy of people seeking a roof over their heads.”