Hundreds are marching through Dublin city this afternoon, calling for the government to declare a national emergency over the homeless crisis.
Recent figures show there are more than 2,000 children across the country who are registered as being homeless.
The co-leader of the Social Democrats says there's a need for urgent State intervention to solve the current situation.
Deputy Catherine Murphy, says the escalation in the homeless and housing problem was caused by an inadequate response from the previous government: