Action on homelessness has to be a Government priority – Crowe<\/p>\n
Dublin South West Sinn F\u00e9in TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called on the Government to urgently tackle homelessness and make it a key priority in the forthcoming budget.<\/p>\n
Crowe was speaking after attending a briefing in Leinster House from the Simon Community on the status of homelessness in Dublin.<\/p>\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this pre budget briefing the Simon Community told us that over 1,400 individuals are now taking shelter in emergency accommodation in the Dublin region each night.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever this figure doesn\u2019t include those who are ‘couch hopping’, living in overcrowded or unsafe conditions or the 294 families with 640 children who are living in hotels each night. This is depriving these families of having a normal family life and is completely unacceptable<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day very vulnerable people in desperate need of housing are met with the challenge of depleting accommodation availability, inadequate rent supplement\/allowance, and huge rising rents .<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile there is much talk in the media and from the Government of economic recovery it is clear to see that this confidence is not trickling down to the less fortunate who have become more unfortunate and vulnerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is increasingly obvious that thousands of vulnerable people, right across Dublin, are being caught in a revolving door of inadequate housing services and ending up homeless.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Government needs to urgently make tackling homeless and the housing crisis a key priority and address this in the upcoming budget.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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