The head of Merchants Quay Ireland says there is no "political will" to end the homelessness crisis.

Tony Geoghegan was speaking at the launch of his charity's report, which says that up to 150 people a night are sleeping on the streets of Dublin.

Merchants Quay provided over 4,500 healthcare interventions for homeless people last year - which is up over one-third on 2012.

Mr Geoghegan says that for all of the talk about homelessness being a priority for government, there is no immediate action to show for it.

It comes just days after Focus Ireland said an alarming number of families are becoming homeless in Dublin due to the lack of government support available.

40 families became homeless in Dublin in August alone, highlighting the continuing homeless crisis in the city.

The number of families becoming homeless each month more than doubled over the last year. 300 families have become homeless in Dublin so far this year.