A charity says families who present as homeless, outside office hours, have been told by Dublin City Council to register at a Garda station before they can avail of services.
Inner City Helping Homeless says many families are afraid to go to the Gardaí because it could mean Tusla will be notified.
It wants out-of-hours teams who can deal with families face-to-face to be recalled.
Anthony Flynn is the charity's CEO:
