"I've been tempted to set a homeless person's tent on fire on a few different occasions, just to ensure they have a proper roof over their head that night."
Those are the words of Alan Lawes, a long time volunteer with various agencies that support Ireland's homeless, clearly illustrate the frustration homeless aid workers feel with the system.
Lawes, an inner-city Dubliner, who is an Independent councillor in his adopted county of Meath, works with a community alert group in his own neck of the woods and with Inner City Helping the Homeless (ICHH), in the capital.
He's adamant the system is letting the homeless down.