Homelessness has worsened again in Galway once again in the latest monthly report from the Department of Housing.
There were 279 homeless adults in Galway City and County in August, seven more than were recorded the previous month.
Across the region of Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon there were 104 families living in emergency accommodation, three more than in July.
Those families 179 child dependents, down from 212 the previous month, and 54 of them were single parent families.
The 371 homeless adults across the three counties of western region is an increase on 355 in July.
Of those, 294 were Irish citizens, another 46 were from the UK or European Economic Area countries, and 31 were from countries outside the EEA.
People aged from 25 – 44 years old accounted for just over half of all homeless adults in the west. 207 of them were men, while 164 are women.
