The major upwards trend of homelessness appears to have been stopped, according to the Deputy Chief Executive of Dublin City Council.
297 people were taken off the April homeless figures as they are living in homes rather than emergency accommodation.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Brendan Kenny said these families do not have a permanent home or tenancy agreement in this accommodation, but they do not have to pay for rent or utilities.
This is why they have been removed from the list, he said.
He added that these people remain a priority on housing lists and denied that the reclassification of homeless figures, which was carried out in March, was part of efforts to keep official figures below 10,000.
Mr Kenny said that while some progress is being made there are still too many people in emergency accommodation.
He also said that efforts are being made to work with landlords and owners of these properties to try and get long-term leases for tenants.
He said we needed permanent social housing but it would be another two to three years before enough homes were available.
Dublin City Council will build 473 houses this year, he said.
Yesterday Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy denied that the number of social homes built by local authorities had been overstated.
The denial came after analysis suggested that half of new social homes listed as local authority builds were bought from private developers.
The Department of Housing confirmed last month that the total number of homes built by local authorities was 780 but 386 were bought directly from a builder or developer.
