The number of homeless children in Ireland rose to 2,206 last month.

That's 67 per cent higher than the numbers for June last year.

New figures from the Department of the Environment show almost 11 hundred familes were homeless at the end of last month.

Over two thirds of homeless people were in the Dublin region.

The Government has promised that 25,000 new homes will be built annually over the next six years under its plan to tackle the housing crisis.

The 5.35 billion euro plan says 47,000 social houses will be delivered in six years.

The Action Plan which is called rebuilding Ireland - aims to address homelessness; accelerate social housing; build more homes; improve the rental sector and utilise existing housing.

However People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett isn't happy with the programme: