Emergency Homelessness Accommodation In Ireland Has Reached A New High Record

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In Ireland, the number of emergency homelessness accommodation has surpassed the previous record by 14,429 units. The Department of Housing has verified the numbers. 

Until the final week of July, 10,028 adults and 4,401 children were seeking homeless shelters, according to figures issued by the Department of Housing on Friday afternoon. 

Local authorities have to manage more resources as this is the first time that there are more than 10,000 adults seeking this facility. The latest figures showed that a total of 2,096 families are in search of this accessibility. 

It should be noted that these numbers do not include individuals who sleep on the streets, in jail or hospital beds, or in shelters for displaced persons. Additionally, they do not accommodate domestic abuse victims who are currently homeless. 

The CEO of Focus Ireland, an organisation that caters to Ireland’s homeless people, Pat Denningan said, “Summer is meant to be a carefree time for children but the harsh reality is that thousands of kids have just started a new school year coming from emergency accommodation such as hotels and family hubs”. 

Mr Denningan also added that this is wrong as the kids should be provided with the resources to enjoy their childhood in full form. He was of the view that their childhood “is being stolen” as they would not have happy memories to cherish later in life if they kept seeking homelessness accommodation. 

The CEO knew that their parents as well as the communities were working hard to give them a better future, therefore they should be given what they deserve. 

Wayne Stanley’s views on homelessness accommodation in Ireland

An executive director of another organisation working for Irish homelessness, Simon Communities of Ireland, Wayne Stanley said that they are bringing all their efforts together to provide for the homeless people as this is their seventh consecutive month of doing so. In this ongoing crisis, it is imperative that they keep their focus strong and endeavour to overcome this challenge, he said. 

He went on to say that their company collaborates with the government and local authorities to “prevent people from entering homelessness and support those who are experiencing homelessness to move on from it”. 

He disclosed that during the first half of the running year, seven families were helped and they moved out of their homelessness. Taking this as an example of encouragement, he knew that if his firm and staff kept their spirits high, they could overcome it within no time. 

Even if they work slow and steady, despite the economic challenges and content search of investment, they could make an impact each coming day, he said. 

A need for policy change and a stronger infrastructure in Ireland is the need of the time, he elucidated. He assured that the number of homeless people homelessness could be increased and the number of people seeking homelessness accommodation would be decreased to get over the crisis in the coming years. 

The spokesperson of the Social Democrats housing, Cian O’Callaghan accused the government’s inability to get hold of the housing crisis. The homeless record is increasing every month, every year, which is evidence of the government’s fruitless struggle, he said. 

Fianna Fáil assured that he would turn the tables by coping with the housing crisis well, O’Callaghan described, when a new Minister for Housing would be appointed. However, no such thing happened and the “crisis is now turned into a disaster”. 

Even after the government’s takeover for four years now, the housing crisis has gotten worse, O’Callaghan specified. More children, adults and pensioners are becoming homeless, setting new records every year.

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