There are 15,000 people homeless in Ireland, including 5,000 children.

Omissions

• The claim's figures reflect the situation in roughly 2024 (official monthly counts were about 15,000 people including ~4,500-4,700 children in that period), not mid-2026.
• By the session date (7 July 2026), the MEP could have known the April 2026 report (17,548 people incl. 5,604 children, published 29 May 2026) and the May 2026 report (17,447 people, published late June 2026). Both are clearly higher than the claimed 15,000 / 5,000.
• The June 2026 report (17,482 people incl. a record 5,620 children) was published after the session date and could not have been known to the MEP.
• The official Irish homelessness statistic counts only people in State-funded emergency accommodation via PASS; it excludes rough sleepers and other hidden homelessness, so the true total is likely even higher than the official figure.
• RTÉ (secondary journalism) is cited for the exact April 2026 figures; the gov.ie primary report page confirms the report's existence and publication date but its figures were not directly retrievable in the search snippets.

Sources

• PrimaryDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (gov.ie) — Monthly Homelessness Report April 2026Monthly Homelessness Report April 2026. From: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Published on: 29 May 2026.
• SecondaryRTÉ NewsOver 17,500 homeless in April, including 5,604 children. The number of people living in emergency accommodation reached another record high. Child homelessness is up 17% since April 2025.
• SecondaryNovas (homelessness charity)January 2026: Homelessness surpasses 17,000 for the first time in state history. Family homelessness has also risen, with 2,555 families now in emergency accommodation — an increase of 77 from last month and 391 more than this time last year.
• SecondaryJOE.ieNew homeless figures show 17,482 people in emergency accommodation in June, including a record 5,620 children, a slight rise on May across the board.