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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor Patrick Pearse Holohan

To ask the Chief Executive what figures the Council has in relation to the number of beds/accommodation provided by DRHE which are drink and drug free and to make a statement on the issue

REPLY:

There are currently approximately 350 Dublin Region Homeless Executive-supported bed spaces available to homeless households (individuals or families) in South Dublin.  Additional accommodation across Dublin provided by the DRHE is also available for use on a regional basis, including by homeless households from South Dublin.  All emergency accommodation, whether high or low threshold beds*, are operated on a strict alcohol-free and drug-free policy and, while issues may arise from time to time, all efforts are made to ensure that residents in such accommodation are aware of and abide by this policy. (* High-threshold beds refer to the standard temporary emergency accommodation, operating on a drug and alcohol free basis, provided for homeless persons with minimal or no supports required while low-threshold beds are for those homeless persons with complex needs and requiring extra supports, up to referral to the Housing First programme when being offered a tenancy.)

All efforts are made to ensure that homeless households are provided with appropriate accommodation based on assessment of their needs together with advice from homeless service providers and other support agencies.