- He had sought to become leader of Fine Gael in 2017, but lost out to Leo Varadkar in the leadership race.
- After Varadkar announced he was stepping down as Taoiseach last month, Coveney ruled himself out of going for leader again.
9,671 adults and 4,170 children were in emergency accommodation in February.
That’s according to the ESRI quarterly economic commentary report published today.