A meeting of the council in Killarney, Co Kerry, has heard local there is no emergency accommodation in the area.
Killarney Municipal District was told the traditional accommodation was no longer available to the Council.
It heard that pressure from accommodating tourists and refugees means the council in Killarney "cannot get their hands" on emergency accommodation.
Killarney has among the highest number of tourist beds in the country and several of the town's large guesthouses and hotels are now also under long-term Government contract to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and Direct Provision applicants.
The message should not go out that people are on the streets, they were being accommodated, the meeting heard.
Independent councillor Brendan Cronin had asked where families facing eviction in Killarney can be accommodated locally so their children can be close to schools and employment.
"In the case of Killarney specifically there is a difficulty with the availability of emergency accommodation," Mr Cronin was told by way of written reply.
Mr Cronin was told Kerry County Council continues to explore alternative options within Killarney for the provision of emergency accommodation, however, the "remains extremely challenging."
Senior Housing Officer Gerard O'Brien told the meeting "it's not for want of trying" but the council was competing with the pressure from tourism and the refugee perspective in Killarney.
"We just cannot get our hands on emergency accommodation (in Killarney) at the moment," Mr O'Brien said.
The headline should not go out people were on the streets, the official added, accommodation could be got.
