One company was paid €7m by Dublin City Council to house homeless people in hotels

Information provided after eight-year battle as firms fought to stop release of documents

The eight-year saga to gain answers to an FOI request is ongoing at the High Court in Dublin

Mark Tighe

Dublin City Council (DCC) has released the first details of the amounts it has paid private operators of homeless accommodation following an eight-year battle.

The records, which cover 2010 to mid-2016, show one low-profile company, R&G Administration Ltd, received €7m in payments in an 18-month period from 2015.