Harrowing human stories represent the
Government’s abject failure to address homelessness in Dublin – Dessie Ellis TD
Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Dessie
Ellis TD has stated that harrowing human stories provide the sharpest
representation of how the government has failed to address the worsening crisis
of homelessness in the capital city.
The TD for Dublin North-West said
that emergency accommodation in Dublin is at capacity every night and temporary
assistance from the Civil Defence has been sought this month.
Deputy Ellis said:
“We now have a situation in which
sixteen families a week are being made homeless in Dublin. The stories of human
hardship coming out of this crisis provide the sharpest representation of how
the government has failed to adequately address homelessness in this city.
“One such story is that of a family
who were designated as homeless four months ago. Due to the lack of any other
option, they spent three months in Bewleys Hotel by Dublin Airport and the last
two weeks in the Metro Hotel.
“They have two daughters aged two
years and six months.
“They were told at 11.45am this
morning that they had to leave at 12pm. The family contacted the homeless
section of Dublin City Council who then started a search for new accommodation.
“However, at 3.30pm the family were
told that the police would be called and they would be asked to remove them.
The homeless section also said that the family would have to leave but that
they would continue their efforts on behalf of the family.”
Deputy Ellis continued by saying that
the family’s hardship is the direct result of a government that is unwilling to
acknowledge the scale of the housing crisis.
He said:
“This government has failed to
acknowledge the seriousness of the crisis and subsequently they have failed to
direct sufficient resources and funding into combatting homelessness.
“Services are struggling to keep up
with the demand for emergency places and follow-on placements including
independent-living housing.
“It is a national
scandal.”
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