The Tánaiste Joan Burton says she has no enthusiasm for prefabs to be used to address the homeless crisis in Dublin.

Dublin City Council is looking at possibly using derelict sites in the capital to erect prefabs for families in need of a home.

It is being reported that this is one of the options being looked at to try and tackle the problem of the city's 156 homeless families.

The buildings would be insulated with cooking facilities and separate living and sleeping areas.

At the moment hotels are the only form of emergency accommodation for families.

Focus Ireland says an alarming number of families are becoming homeless in Dublin due to the lack of government support available.

40 families became homeless in Dublin in August alone, highlighting the continuing homeless crisis in the city.

But Ms Burton says she is not in favour of the idea.

While Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said he does not think prefabs are the solution to the problem.