Rise of 30% in numbers sleeping rough in capital
Charities have warned of a growing crisis in homelessness following new figures which show the numbers sleeping rough in Dublin have increased by almost 30 per cent over the past year. A report issued...
View ArticleNumbers sleeping rough in Dublin unacceptable – O’Sullivan (Irish Labour Party)
(Source: Irish Labour Party) 3 December 2013 Statement by Jan O'Sullivan TD Minister of State, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government with special responsibility for Housing and...
View ArticleCivil Defence called in to assist with homeless ‘crisis’ in Dublin
The Civil Defence has been called in to help authorities cope with Dublin’s growing homeless problem by providing additional emergency beds. The number of homeless people in emergency shelters or...
View ArticleNumbers sleeping rough in Dublin down by almost 40%
The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has fallen by almost 40 per cent since the winter. The results of the annual “spring count” of rough sleepers published by the Dublin Region Homeless...
View ArticleCampaigners warn over homelessness
Government vows to end long-term homelessness by 2016 will fail as 1,400 people a night are seeking emergency shelter in Dublin, campaigners have claimed. The Simon Community in the capital said the...
View Article38% decrease in number of rough sleepers across Dublin
There has been a 38% drop in the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin, according to the latest rough sleeper count from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. 105 people were sleeping rough across...
View ArticleReview of homeless and housing services ordered
A value for money and efficiency review of all homeless services and voluntary housing associations has been ordered by Minister for the Community Alan Kelly. With 536 housing and homeless...
View ArticleHomeless agencies say number of rough sleepers falling
Dublin homeless services say they have reduced rough sleeping with a 15% increase in emergency accommodation. In an update on the Government's action plan the Dublin Regional...
View ArticleMinister Fitzgerald outlines measures to improve public safety in Dublin City...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) · Minister meets Dublin business leaders to discuss their concerns · Gardaí to rollout enhanced City Centre policing initiative · New...
View ArticleGovernment inaction may force homeless services to close in Dublin-Cllr....
(Source: Sinn Féin) Figures released today show that Dublin's local authorities have spent €4,550,375 this year on hotel rooms to house homeless families. Cllr. Daithí Doolan, Chair of the Dublin City...
View ArticleThe ‘new’ homeless in Dublin are victims of social circumstance or the recession
Dublin by night is a very different place to Dublin by day. After 11pm, if you’re socialising in the city, or a night-worker, you will probably see those who are homeless and about to sleep rough. The...
View ArticleRough sleeping on streets of Dublin prompts 80 extra beds
An additional 80 emergency beds for the homeless are being put in place in Dublin to address increasing rough sleeping in the city. This will bring the number of emergency beds in the capital to almost...
View ArticleMinister to allocate extra €4m for Dublin homeless budget
Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly will this morning announce an additional €4 million to keep homeless services open in Dublin until the end of the year. In recognition of the deepening housing...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 children now homeless in Dublin
The number of homeless children in Dublin has surpassed 1,000 for the first time since the homelessness crisis began last year. The latest figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive show, in the...
View ArticleEllis expresses sadness at latest death of a homeless man on Dublin's streets...
(Source: Sinn Féin) Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Dessie Ellis TD has said he is saddened to hear of the death of a homeless man in Dublin city last night. The man in his 50's was discovered on Cows...
View ArticleNumbers sleeping rough highest since records began
The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin is the highest since official counting began in 2007, and has almost trebled in five years. Latest figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE)...
View ArticleFocus Ireland calls for laws to ensure no child sleeps rough
Legislation to ensure no child sleeps rough must be introduced urgently, housing charity Focus Ireland has said. Mike Allen, the organisation’s director of advocacy, made the call after three children...
View ArticleDemand for emergency beds among Dublin homeless growing
The need for emergency beds among people sleeping rough in the capital continues to grow, despite the provision of almost 300 additional beds before Christmas, according to a report to be published on...
View ArticleMigrants’ housing rights highlighted in unpublished report
Questions about immigrants’ and returned Irish emigrants’ rights to housing are highlighted in an unpublished report obtained by The Irish Times. The report, written by Crosscare, the Social Support...
View ArticleFamily with three children sleeping rough in Dublin
Three children under the age of six slept rough with their parents in Dublin last night, according to organisations working with the homeless. The Inner City Helping the Homeless group, an grassroots...
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