Midlands Local Authority Emergency Accommodation At Full Capacity

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Nationally, there are 19 local authorities at full capacity.

The system for providing emergency homeless accommodation is at crisis point, with almost all of the state's beds full.

That was the update given to ministers at cabinet earlier this week with 19 local authorities, including Laois, Offaly and Westmeath, at full capacity.

It's led to people looking for emergency accommodation in Dublin being sent to surrounding counties.

Anthony Walsh from Feed Our Homeless, speaking during his nightly rounds, said they're struggling to secure beds for rough sleepers:

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