The Government has announced a New Homelessness Strategy

On 21 August 2008 the Minister for State for Housing, Michael Finneran, launched the Government's new homelessness strategy. It is entitled The Way Home: A Strategy to Address Adult Homelessness in Ireland 2008-2013. The strategy envisages a major shift away from emergency beds and towards long-term and mainstream housing. Click here to access the report in pdf format on the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government's website. Click here to see Irish Times account of the strategy.