The move to allow homeless people from outside Dublin access to hostels has been welcomed by Fr Peter McVerry, who said it’ll “make a big difference” to those on the capital’s streets who come from outside Dublin.
This comes in the wake of the RTÉ Investigates which revealed that homeless people in the capital were being turned away by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE), even on nights when there were free beds in emergency hostels around the city.
“Some counties have very few or no services for homeless people, some of them have no hostels for homeless people, so if you’re homeless you sleep rough,” Fr McVerry told The Irish Catholic, clarifying why so many homeless people come to Dublin.
“So I supported the minister’s (Darragh O’Brien) order to ensure that everybody who rings up looking for a bed for the night would be offered a bed,” he said.