Updated 15:50

Sinn Féin has confirmed that it is still considering tabling a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Housing.

The party originally threatened the move in June - however it later decided to hold back on any move ahead of the summer recess.

This afternoon however, the party's representative for Waterford David Cullinane said it now would consider tabling the motion when it meets last week.

The Labour Party's spokesperson on housing Jan O'Sullivan has said her party will also consider its own motion.

Homeless increase

It comes as the latest Government figures revealed a further rise in homelessness.

According to the Department of Housing, there are now 9,891 homeless people living in Ireland - an increase of 19 on last month. 

There were 6,024 adults accessing emergency accommodation in July and 3,867 children.

It means there are now 43 more homeless children than were recorded in June, however the number of homeless adults dropped by 24.

"No confidence"

Deputy Cullinane said Sinn Féin has no confidence in the Government as a whole.

"This is not about any individual minister because we have had that before," he said.

"We can change minister and have some different Fine Gael minister come in - it is not going to make any difference.

"I don't have confidence in a whole range of ministers in this Government and what I want to see is the end of this Government, so we would go further.

"But what you have to bear in mind as well is that Fianna Fáil are keeping this Government afloat.

"Fianna Fáil have said they won't support any motions of no confidence."

Speaking to RTÉ yesterday, Minister Murphy insisted his housing policies are working, despite the continued rise in homelessness.

He said the crisis is being driven by a "very acute" lack of housing supply - and insisted his policies are having an impact.

10,000

He caused anger however by noting that "while the numbers are obviously too high, hitting 10,000 doesn't tell us anything that hitting 9,000 didn't tell us - which is that we have a very serious crisis." 

On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, the Labour Party's housing spokesperson Jan O'Sullivan said her party will consider its own motion.

"The Labour Party has no confidence in the government as a whole and this is the biggest crisis facing our country," she said.

"We do have money now that we didn't have in the past and I was very worried by Eoghan Murphy's attitude.

"They either don't get it or they have an ideological problem with addressing the housing problem.

"We will be discussing at our own away day a motion of no confidence."

She said the crisis requires "urgent action" form the State - including the roll-out of rapid-build housing and an " aggressive effort to bring vacant and empty houses back into use."