Over the weekend John Gormley announced a new scheme whereby persons sleeping rough in Dublin City will have temporary shelter and accommodation made available to them during cold periods of the year (Jan – April). His announcement came as a response to concerns raised by Alice Leahy of Trust that persons who currently don’t avail of accommodation at night time were particularly vulnerable during cold weather periods.
In the winter of 2005/06, a number of homeless persons died of exposure. There are about 110 people currently sleeping rough each night – many of these do not wish to fill out forms at the existing hostels or have other reasons for staying on the streets.
After meeting with Alice Leahy, John (who worked with the homeless during the late 70’s) announced that Dublin City Council would be providing a facility which would allow those sleeping rough have shelter and basic needs such as food and hot drinks during cold periods.
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