The sad plight of more than 10 homeless people a month who die, often alone and in a public place, is revealed in a new report.
The tragic toll of 124 homeless deaths in 2022, highlighted in a Health Research Board report, shows while the number of fatalities in people of no fixed abode is down from 133 in 2021, they have risen by 31pc since 2019.
In 2022, men accounted for 81pc of the deaths, with a median age of 47 years. Women had a median age of 40.5 years.
Some 71 people were alone when they died, and 36 people died in a public place. Sixteen people had been sleeping rough in the period leading up to their death.
Dermot Murphy from Depaul says that homelessness is a severe health risk that demands more than just emergency beds, and Dermot joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.