10% of Ireland's entire homeless population live on Gardiner Street in Dublin.
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The 10% figure derives from 'more than 1,700 homeless beds contracted on Gardiner Street' (RTÉ Prime Time, Feb 2026) compared with the official Department of Housing count of 16,734 people in emergency accommodation (December 2025), i.e. about 10.2%; the number of contracted beds is not strictly identical to the number of people resident on the street.
The December 2025 denominator had already been superseded at the time of the speech: January 2026 figures (published 27 February 2026) showed 17,112 people homeless (11,793 adults and 5,319 children), so the share against the most recent count is slightly lower, around 9.9-10%.
The claim repeats the framing of RTÉ's investigation rather than citing a distinct official statistic; an earlier Irish Times editorial (Dec 2023) put the share at 1,170 of 13,179 people (about 8.9%), consistent with the pattern.
Official figures count people in emergency accommodation, which is the standard monthly measure of homelessness in Ireland.
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SecondaryRTÉ Prime TimeHeadline: 'One in ten homeless people in Ireland living on one Dublin street'. Body: 'There are more than 1,700 homeless beds contracted on Gardiner Street in Dublin's north east inner city, while 16,734 people are listed as homeless and relying on emergency homeless accommodation...'
SecondaryWestern People'One tenth of the homeless population of Ireland is in emergency accommodation on Gardiner Street in Dublin, Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon told...'
SecondaryThe Irish Times (editorial)'Buildings on the street account for a remarkable 1,170 of the 13,179 people currently recorded as homeless in the country.' (about 8.9%)
SecondarySimon Community (Simon.ie press release)'The latest figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show 16,734 men, women and children...' (December 2025 homeless count)
SecondaryRTÉ News'The Department of Housing's homeless report shows that 11,793 adults and 5,319 children accessed emergency accommodation in January [2026].' (total 17,112 — record high)