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Joint Oireachtas Committee Says Use Of Private Emergency Accommodation Must Be Phased Out.

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It's also highlight additional complex challenges for people in homelessness and addiction.

The introduction of a double social welfare payment during the pandemic may have contributed to the rise in homeless deaths over the past year.

That's according to a new Oireachtas report, which says this was a big issue for people with addiction problems.

It says some people were using a larger amount of substances, resulting in more overdoses.

A drug to treat overdoses was used twice as much in one Limerick centre during the first lockdown, compared to 2019.

Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, Eoin Ó'Broin, is a member of the committee.

He joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.

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