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A TOTAL OF 12 homeless families with over 30 children were told to present to Garda stations on Tuesday night, as there was nowhere else for them to stay.
Homeless charity Focus Ireland said that a number of homeless families presented at its coffee shop on Eustace Street on Tuesday looking for help in sourcing accommodation.
Focus said that on average about 25 to 30 “self-accommodating” families go to the coffee shop daily for assistance. These are families who are deemed homeless and have to try source their own hotel accommodation on a daily basis, which the council then pays for.
On this occasion, 12 families were unable to source any accommodation. A number of emergency beds in homeless hostels were also full.
“The only option for these families was that they could go to a Garda station,” said Mike Allen, director of advocacy with Focus Ireland.
Allen said that before this incident so far there had only been one night where a single family couldn’t source any accommodation.
“Never even in the worst circumstances have we had this number,” he said.
To have to say that to 12 families is absolutely shocking and unprecedented.
Allen said that of the 11 families, three said they slept in Fairview Park in north Dublin, another presented at Finglas Garda Station but weren’t given shelter and slept in the offices of homeless community organisation the Inner City Helping Homeless.
Other families said they had stayed around Mountjoy Square in Dublin city centre. The other families stayed in various types of accommodation
Allen said that Focus had reconnected with 11 of the 12 families yesterday and that he believed they had sourced available accommodation last night.
He said that the laws around who was responsible for housing children and families in this situation were too vague and needed to be clearer.
“We’ve been saying for more than two years that what is required from local authorities in this circumstance is very unclear,” said Allen.
We need clear guidelines from the Government on this.
In a statement, the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive – which manages homeless services across the Dublin region – said that it was aware that seven families had presented to Garda stations.
A spokesperson said that there was a protocol in place whereby if families are unable to source accommodation they are brought to Garda stations.
The spokesperson said that as of last night Dublin City Council had doubled the volume of emergency contingency capacity of beds available to any family presenting out of hours in need of accommodation.
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They won’t won’t me. I only have €50
In my account
@Paula Comiskey: our lads would settle for a bit of change in the basket on Sunday mass
@alan nolan:
That’s salvation we can all afford.
Scientology is the M&S of the religions, Catholicism is the Aldi.
Wtf is wrong with Aldi??
@Tweety McTweeter: You should have said, the pigs a**e of Religion.
@Paula Comiskey: Your safe, it’ll be mostly rte staff and TD’s.
@Paula Comiskey: here’s an idea for the government, let’s tax the various religions on a land tax basis? Just a suggestion. Don’t eat me alive here.
@Guill Ire: ALorDIe
@alan nolan: Where they invested it in land and wont part with it. no matter how bad the housing crises gets.
how christian of them.
How is this still a thing ………
@ads2⃣️0⃣️1⃣️0⃣️1⃣️: religion, or just this one? I know!
@Gulliver Foyle: Any one. All a bit mad isn’t it.
@Richard Sweeney: finally a religion I can follow , hand over money , learn about fictional stories written by a who had man who had mental issues and when he was a science fiction writer said that the best way to make money would be to start a religion , so did , and so here we are , is there really people I Ireland stupid enough to try them ? I know the answer .
Go sell crazy somewhere else….we’re all stocked up here!
@Daniel O’Neill: I smell wee.
Great! Just what this country needs if you ask me. More indoctrination in obviously fraudulent cults I say. Who needs science and reason wha? What’ve they ever done for us?
@Robert T Pooner: Maybe use your free will and give the place a miss then ? Best anti-indoctrination advice I can give.
@Tommy Roche: I intend to. I will also be warning my children about movements like these when they’re a bit older.
A cult which acts like quick sand , Scientology . Don’t mind the movie stars , they get the unpaid slaves to make their life a dream for them . This organization should be banned or at least monitored by the Gardai .
@Paddy Hayden: It’s no worse than any other organised religion in the state. If people choose to dedicate their time and money to some fictitious gombeen in the sky/ground let them at it. I laugh at them. I laugh very hard.
@Martin Flood: it’s a lot worse. There’s a lot of documentaries out there to watch. A lot of other churches have a bad history but this is one that is allowed to exist through intimidation and fear
@Martin Flood: Oh well that’s all right then.
@Martin Flood: it is a lot worse than most religions.
Even the slightest bit of research shows wgat
@Paddy Hayden: tax em see how long they hang around for
@Martin Flood: Please don’t be so naive. They will destroy your city and I’m not talking about the religion. I’m talking about the other centers they have here in Florida.
A dangerous cult. How are we ignoring their human rights abuses.?
@Johnno Byrne: In fairness many of the Catholic Church’s human rights abuses have been exposed. But yes they’re certainly still a dangerous cult.
@Johnno Byrne: FG?
@David On Tour: what’s this got to do with the Catholic Church? A history of abuse from one organisation doesn’t mean we should turn a blind eye to this one. This is a “religion” based on emotional abuse and deception. It exists solely to turn a profit for its leader.
@Johnno Byrne: As do all religious organisations, with side orders of control, abuse, misogyny, homophobia and deceit.
Looking forward to Religion, being banned in public and restricted to home or church.
@Stephen murphy: you must be hoping to live a long time, doing you’ll see that.
@Ally: doubt*
According to Scientology, about 75 billion years ago an alien overlord called Xenu sent billions of aliens called thetans to earth and lodged them in massive exploding volcanos. These days all our bodies are made up of millions of thetans.
Scientology helps you control these.
The ‘religion’ was invented by a failed sci-fi writer called L Ron Hubbard, as a means of self-treating his serious psychiatric illness.
These days it’s controlled by David Miscavige – an allegedly violent abusive man.
Current estimates put church membership worldwide at 25,000.
It’s worth $3 billion.
This centre will never be used – the cult has to spend its cash to avoid losing its tax free status in the US.
Watch Leah Remini’s show ‘Scientology and the aftermath’.
Scientology is a terrifying cult.
@Colin Morris:
Still Lord Xenu could be useful on those days when a talking snake or a zombie just aren’t crazy enough ..
@DeFonz: I get the bit about the volcanic thetans, especially in the stomach after a bad pint or two..
It will be the Pastafarians next (google it)
@Rex Banner: hey… We’ve been here for years! Ramen!
@Gulliver Foyle: blessed be his noodley goodness!
@Gulliver Foyle: haha. Well its more believable than a genie that lives in the clouds granting wishes. And his zombie son.
@Rex Banner: Leave the FSM alone. He boiled for your sins.
We are al touched by his noodly appendage. Ramen.
@Rex Banner: Advertising to the 2016 Census there are more Pastafarians (92) in Ireland than Scientologists (87).
It’s not clear why the 87 Scientologists need such a large centre.
Ah these lads use to wreck me head when I was a young lad waiting on the bus asking me if be in to doing some survey.
That kip in Abbey Street with the L ron hubbard books in the window?
NANU NANU
Just saw tom cruise fly over the square in a spaceship
@Ken Pepper: are u sure that wasn’t just The Square? Looks a bit like a spaceship from a cheap 60′s movie
If you haven’t watched already, Leah Riminis series on scientology is well worth your time. Its nuts.
@The Risen: Nuts it is. Utter crap. But, funnily enough, it’s pulling in people like nobody’s business. That’s why the new org in Firhouse. There are new orgs going up everywhere. There are so many new people coming in.
Setting up Hulkism if anyone’s interested? In the name of the Banner, Red Hulk and the Virgin Betty, Smash be with you.
@Wikl: what about Hogan?
Man invented the Gods. Without man, there can be no gods.
@Fiona deFreyne: They don’t have any gods , with them it’s aliens flying inter galactic DC8′s and Thetans in volcanoes . And signing up for a Billion year contract that if you break it , they’ll sue your ass into the ground.
Dudeism 4 me
@Paul Winter: white russian??
@Kieran Stafford: Yes, I like the sound of that bag. Chanting the mantra: “the dude abides….”.
And, I for one welcome our new imsect overlords
As long as there not raping kids, selling them to America, or murdering and burying babies in a sewerage tank, what’s the harm?
@John Dman: Well said, but you just can’t open alot of peoples minds to the madness we’ve been living with since we liberated our souls from the Protestant yoke.
@John Dman: because that’s the only way people can be harmed? Fair enough if you have views or opinions on the Catholic Church or other beliefs, but that doesn’t make this “religions” behaviour towards members and critics any more acceptable. Their behaviour is downright despicable
they’re just letting anyone in these days…..
Seem to be a fairly upbeat bunch of lads..not as rich as our lads though
Firhouse & Scientology. Am I missing someting ?
@Dermot Quigley: Dermot, it looks like you are missing something. So am I, reading your comment. What are you saying?
Céad míle fáilte
Here come the crazies
@Gillian Carroll Bouse: the crazies have been here for centuries. The only difference is that it’s Xenu and not Jehovah.
@Gillian Carroll Bouse: Yeah. They always come out whenever Scientology is in the headlines. They usually substitute dollar signs for S’s and copy and paste garbled comments based on someone or other’s confused assumption several decades ago.
they should change its name to bullsh!tology
@Leitrim303: Sure they’re all that!
Great for jobs. Best of luck!
Last Saturday night they were getting delivery’s at about 1 am from 3 large unmarked trucks. Nothing wrong with getting delivery’s but why 1 in the morning.
@Peter: Who cares? Perhaps they had a church service the next day – SUNDAY. What does it matter?
Would you like a free personality test?
Would you like to visit your dentist?
Well pi€€ off then.
Those loopers on abbey street used to do my head in.
Can’t be any worse than the Catholic Church in fairness.
@Treabhair Coulahan: Oh yes they are. They follow ex members around intimidating them, from making any derogatory remarks about their cult, and it is a cult; a cult is a movement that is secret, and follows the founding leader.!!
@Mairtín: it’s all about scale. The catholic church has ruined the lives of millions more than scientology has. Islam nearly as much.
@Mairtín: “They follow ex members around intimidating them”
Yeah well the catholic church block you from leaving now so ex members are not an issue for them. Also it’s a cult too, Just a bit bigger.
@Treabhair Coulahan: it is. Just found this article in Twitter. I’m in Florida. If they come to your atea and stay you can say good-bye to any jobs around it. If there ate any jobs left get ready for low wages. Say good-bye to property values. Good luck trying to sell your home.
Oooh maybe we’ll soon be able to get fresh placenta mince in Donnybrook Fare!
Will Tom be cutting the ribbon?
@MickeyC: No, he’ll be busy turning a blind eye to everything that goes on around him, moral vacuum that he is.
Is Tommy turning up?
@Eric Gaffney: Yeah….defo Tommy Tiernan for a good laugh.
@Eric Gaffney: yeh Tommy Tiernan ….for a good laugh,how many seats has it got ?
Good news. Scientology organisations opening up all over the place.
Yes their jokers but at least they don’t blow people up
Why let them set this cult up? Some disgrace!
A disgusting cultists organisation, unless of course all of the people who got out and have opened up about it in great detail recently, including the father of their current leader, are lying.
@Ne: *cultish
Good news! New Scientology Orgs are going up everywhere! There has never been expansion as rapid as now. Must be something to do with Leah Rimini!
If one of them approaches you do NOT take the personality test. If you are too curious do NOT give your real name or address. If you want to take a course, do NOT give your real name or address. They will hound you for years!
Never speak badly or criticize them in person. You will get in a losing struggle. Trust me they will persecute you. Even if you’re just someone walking by and looking at the camera. They are vindictive.
1300 seat! Well if they fill that there must be 1300 villages missing their idiots
I’m in Florida and I can attest to you that scientology ruined what was once a nice area. Clearwater has almost no private businesses. No one other than scientology employees who earn so little they have government assistance. The city is trying so hard to get businesses back that they are paying people to try to open a shop in the area. You destroying your city. Those with money only spend it in the church or scientology owned shops. Now you’re also allowing Nation of Islam racists who believe white people are subservient to themselves and that the black members only will get taken away by aliens to their mother land. NOI are violent and incredibly segregated. You will regret this like so many of us have. You will have a multitude of empty shops with scientology posters outside were there might have been businesses there servicing the community. Don’t fall for the yellow shirts. We had Irma recently and a small tent was erected to hand out water and food. They handed out to a handful of people while taking pictures and left. Do not allow them into your community. There is no good to come from them.
Shite bags
This is not good! the Scientologi are against medicine and are therefore dangerours and harming, by not letting people get the right treatment!
@Michelle Walsh: No, Scientologists are not against medicine. Don’t believe everything you read about Scientology on the internet. There is an MLO (medical liaison officer) in every Scientology Organisation.
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