A total of 12,259 people accessed emergency homeless accommodation during the last week of April, the highest level ever recorded by the Department of Housing.
The overall figure includes 3,594 children across a total of 1,733 families.
Separately, the Dublin rough-sleeper count for spring was carried out over a week in early March.
It reported a reduction in rough sleeping since winter with outreach teams engaging 83 individuals, down from 91.
