The six-page document – which the Department of Housing only released following an appeal under FOI laws – said that single adults exiting international protection accommodation were now the “main reason” for new presentations for emergency housing in Dublin.

An Garda said recent increases were linked mainly to injuries on duty, reflecting the “unpredictable and dangerous nature of frontline duties undertaken by gardaí nationwide.”

Taoiseach Simon Harris was criticised for "inaction" over calling the next general election in messages from the public, despite claims that the public don't care about the timing of the poll