Some 3,422 children spent Christmas in homeless accommodation, new figures from the Department of Housing show.
The number of people in homeless accommodation has once again broken records as 11,632 people were recorded as homeless in December.
This is despite the Government introducing a six-month eviction ban in November.
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There have now been calls for the Government to put plans in place to handle the number of people facing eviction when the ban is lifted at the end of March.
December was the sixth month in a row that homelessness figures reached record levels.
Figures released by the Department of Housing on Friday afternoon show that 11,632 people were recorded as homeless in December, up 90 from the previous month,
There were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children recorded as homeless. The number of children in homeless accommodation dropped by 52.
A total of 1,594 families were living in homeless accommodation the week ending December 25.
Some 71% of the homeless people were in Dublin, where 5,793 people were in homeless accommodation.
These figures only include the number of people in homeless accommodation. It does not account for the so-called “hidden homeless” such as people who are living on the streets, in tents or couch surfing.
In November, 11,542 people were recorded as homeless.
Speaking on Thursday, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said that although housing had “turned a corner” he accepted that there was “a heck of a lot more to do”. He also indicated that the Government could extend the eviction ban.
He said: “We haven't made our mind up on that and we're keeping an eye on it. We haven’t had discussions on it.”
Focus Ireland’s Louise Bayliss told RTÉ’s News at One that the group had “grave concerns” about the ban coming to an end.
She called for the Government to publish a “progress report” and the plan that will be put in place for when the moratorium ends.
There is also growing concern about the number of refugees arriving in Ireland who are becoming homeless.
The Department of Integration announced on Tuesday that the Citywest Transit Hub was closed to International Protection Seekers. Some 55 people have arrived since the facility was closed.
Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council, told RTÉ’s News at One that stakeholders were told by the Department that the hub could be closed until “at least” mid-February.
He said: “If we say at around 30 people per day for 30 days, those are very significant numbers of people who will be homeless.”
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