The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has almost halved when compared to this time last year.

The 2015 rough sleeper count showed that there were 91 people sleeping on the streets of the capital on December 1st, compared with 168 in 2014.

500 additional bed spaces have been made available over the past year, while 739 people were moved out of homelessness in the first 9 months of the year.

CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust Pat Doyle says the drop in those sleeping rough is welcome, but more needs to be done: