A new report out today is highlighting the scale of the growing homelessness problem in Cork.
The Simon Community there says it has witnessed a dramatic surge in demand for its help over the last year.
In 2014 the number of people sleeping rough in the city rose by 63%, while the number of people using the Cork Simon soup run went up by almost a quarter.
The charity says 284 people slept rough for at least one night, while it supported 1,314 different people in 2014 (an increase of 11%).
19% of those who slept rough were 18-26 year olds, while 14% were women.
389 people stayed in the organisation's emergency shelter, marking an occupancy rate of 107%. The average stay was 44 days per person.
Cork's Simon Director Dermot Kavanagh says new rent controls have not helped:
