There are 4,000 homeless children in Dublin, 5,000 in Ireland, and over 400,000 homeless children in Europe
72% confidence
HousingEuropean Union
Omissions
The claim of 4,000 homeless children in Dublin could not be verified from available sources - the data found is for Ireland as a whole (5,321 children)
The 400,000 figure for homeless children in Europe could not be verified - no official Eurostat or EU-level data on child homelessness was found to confirm this number
The Ireland figure cited appears to refer to data from late 2025/early 2026, which would have been available at the time of the March 2026 speech
Sources
PrimaryEurostat - News articles19.5 million children in EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024 (not homeless children specifically)
SecondaryThe Irish Times5,321 homeless children in Ireland as of December 2025
SecondaryRTE News5,200 homeless children in Ireland in September 2025