First 150 modular housing units for homeless to be fast-tracked
Some 150 units of modular housing for homeless families are to be sourced “on an emergency basis” under a new fast-tracked procurement process. Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly is establishing a...
View ArticleMINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY ANNOUNCE 20 ACTIONS ON HOMELESNESS (Department of...
(Source: Department of Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland) MINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY ANNOUNCE 20 ACTIONS ON HOMELESNESS 09/12/14 MINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY ANNOUNCE 20 ACTIONS...
View ArticleMinister Kelly announces 20 actions on homelessness (Irish Labour Party)
(Source: Irish Labour Party) 9 December 2014 Statement by Alan Kelly TD Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Environment and Local Government The Minister for the Environment, Community and...
View ArticleNumbers sleeping rough in Dublin 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 ArticleMinisters Kelly & Coffey Publishes Progress report (Department of...
(Source: Department of Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland) Ministers Kelly & Coffey Publishes Progress report 24/12/14 Ministers Kelly & Coffey Publishes Progress Report....
View ArticleBabies among families sleeping rough in summer - report
Thirteen families with children, including babies, were found sleeping rough in Dublin last summer, according to a report to be published on Thursday. The report from Focus Ireland said another 73...
View ArticleDublin homeless services biased against non-Irish - report
Discrimination against homeless non-nationals by homeless services in Dublin has been alleged in an unpublished report. The report, written by Crosscare, the Social Support Agency of the Catholic...
View ArticleTackling homelessness
Sir, – Pádraig Ó hUiginn (December 12th) suggests the Army collect people sleeping rough and bring them to a facility for sheltered accommodation. It is understandable and justifiable that there is...
View ArticlePreventing Families from Becoming Homeless in the Dublin Region (Dublin City...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Public Awareness Campaign Launched, Today, Tuesday June 17th 2014 The Government's recently published National Implementation Plan on Homelessness outlines the commitment...
View ArticleMEDIA STATEMENT (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) 9 December 2014 (3.00pm) Dublin Region Homeless Executive Welcomes Key Actions from Ministers Alan Kelly and Paudie Coffey to Address Homelessness in Dublin Region Actions...
View ArticleNew Housing First Service Delivers Permanent Housing Solution to 35 Rough...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Practitioner seminar discusses evaluation findings that confirm success of new service Lord Mayor Christy Burke commends success of intervention and calls for a...
View ArticleUPDATE ON GOVERNMENT SUMMIT ACTIONS TO RESPOND TO HOMELESSNESS (DECEMBER...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The data included in the updates on specific actions, is from the end of year report 2014, which confirms the detail of presentations to homeless services in the Dublin...
View ArticleDUBLIN LOCAL AUTHORITY ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ROUGH SLEEPING IN THE DUBLIN REGION...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE), on the behalf of the four Dublin local authorities, would like to extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends...
View ArticleEnda Kenny says no reason for Republic's homeless to sleep on streets in...
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said there is no reason for anyone to sleep rough this Christmas. On the first anniversary of the death of Jonathan Corrie, homeless and yards from the front gates of Leinster...
View ArticleEnda Kenny says no reason for homeless to sleep on streets in Dublin this winter
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said there is no reason for anyone to sleep rough this Christmas. On the first anniversary of the death of Jonathan Corrie, homeless and yards from the front gates of Leinster...
View ArticleHomeless figures shocking – Ardagh (Fianna Fáil)
(Source: Fianna Fáil) Fianna Fáil Press Office Cllr Catherine Ardagh Dublin South Central 10 December 2015 Homeless figures shocking - Ardagh Dublin South Central Candidate, Cllr. Catherine Ardagh has...
View ArticleWhy we need to learn lessons about homelessness from crisis in Republic
One year ago, on December 1, 2014, homeless man Jonathan Corrie died outside Leinster House in Dublin (home to the Republic's parliament), sparking a public outcry on homelessness and spurring the...
View Article20/11/2015 Helping Rough Sleepers Through the Winter (Exeter City Council)
(Source: Exeter City Council) Helping Rough Sleepers Through the Winter 20/11/2015 Exeter City Council is gearing up to the Winter with an action plan to help rough sleepers through the most severe...
View ArticleOFFICIAL COUNT ON ROUGH SLEEPING IN THE DUBLIN REGION (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) A considerable number of media questions have been raised about the number of people rough sleeping in the Dublin region. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) will...
View ArticleOFFICIAL FIGURES FROM WINTER 2015 STREET COUNT ON ROUGH SLEEPING IN DUBLIN...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The Dublin Region Homeless Executive[1] (DRHE), today, Thursday December 10th released official figures from the Winter (November 2015) count on rough sleeping, which took...
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