Simon Communities says the homeless crisis has been ‘ignored’ by the budget.
Executive Director Ber Grogan says it’s ‘not right’ for Government to be talking about the surplus when there’s record high homeless figures, and no funding provided for preventative measures:
Meanwhile The Federation of Early Childhood Providers says many of its members are “hugely disappointed” by today’s Budget.
Chairperson Elaine Dunne acknowledges an extra 125 million euro for the sector, but says providers were hopeful more would be done:
