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TWO NEW HOMELESS facilities opened in Dublin city today – the first of 165 emergency beds to be made available this winter.
The Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) will run a 70-bed unit on Ellis Quay, while Depaul Ireland will operate a 75-bed hostel on Little Britain Street.
Additionally, the Civil Defence will operate a 20-bed service at Wolfe Tone Quay during severe weather conditions.
A further facility to be operated by Dublin Simon and the Salvation Army for 65 adults at Carman’s Hall was also due to open today, but has been delayed by court proceedings.
All images: PMVT/Facebook
The hostels are part of the homelessness strategy by Dublin City Council and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
Once a person has been assessed as homeless by the relevant Dublin local authority, they will be placed into a bed space via the Dublin Region Central Placement Service. Access to each facility will be via a scheduled booking time between the hours of 6.30pm and 9pm each day.
Getting people off the streets
The PMVT hostel will accommodate 15 men tonight and over the coming week scale up to accommodate a total of 70 men and women.
CEO Pat Doyle said: “We are delighted to be able to open this supported temporary accommodation service which will provide high quality and safe accommodation for up to six months. This new service will mean we can offer 70 people an opportunity to come off the streets of Dublin.”
https://www.facebook.com/DepaulIreland/photos/a.413626889389.185948.88243924389/10154873457284390/?type=3&theater
Depaul CEO Kerry Anthony said: “The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has increased by an alarming 56% since last winter. This is by any metric a tragic situation and these beds are a vital emergency response.
These additional beds are absolutely essential to ensure the safety of people who are at risk of sleeping rough in Dublin and we look forward to managing this new service.
Housing Minister Simon Coveney also welcomed the news, saying: “On Wednesday I visited the facility at Ellis Quay with the Taoiseach to view the works underway there first-hand and I wish to commend the Dublin Region Homeless Executive for the quick turn-around in delivering these facilities.
“Rough sleeping is sometimes due to complex addiction problems and these facilities offer somewhere to these people to sleep and get a meal. The long-term solution to homelessness is to increase the supply of both social and private housing and that is what we have set out to do under Rebuilding Ireland.”
Ehhhh…. They’re tomato plants in the image….
Seems to be a small Indica peeping through though….
cannabis is scientifically proven not to be addictive, not a gateway drug, doesn’t kill anyone. A plant green from Mother Earth with medicinal qualities. Why are we still wasting Garda time and resources on anything got to do with cannabis!
Ok I see nothing wrong with smoking it but cannibis has been proven to be addictive just like any drug like alcohol, nicotine, codeine etc. saying otherwise is just wrong….anyway the journal is fu**ed up to be honest. Go to an article about ecigs been smoked anywhere and the majority of people r against it( for health reasons) but an article about weed and it’s like what’s the problem,
Cian there is actually an article here somewhere about the pros of e cigs. And Cannabis is not really addictive especially when compared to cigarettes, booze or other drugs. People don’t have withdrawals from cannabis, they can be a little annoyed for a few minutes if they can’t get it but they can get over that as opposed to drugs which actually cause physical withdrawal. Like the shakes with booze. People have just been trained to believe alcohol isn’t dangerous, I doubt most people who drink recognize that in drinking any amount of alcohol you are actually causing blood poisoning and that a hangover is due to excessive blood poisoning because while cannabis is a plant alcohol is actually poison.
But I better add, I have nothing against anyone who chooses to drink. Especially people who choose to drink responsibility. People who drink too much and cause issues to others or themselves well they have the CHOICE at least. I believe that with all the positive research on cannabis people who choose to use it deserve to not be criminals no more than drinking.
Cian, anything pleasurable can be addictive such as:
gambling, sex, cakes, exercise.
People can get addicted to all of these due to their own personal issues, banning the symptom of people’s problems does not solve the problem. It just criminalises everyone else who enjoys these relatively harmless (in moderation) pursuits.
It’s not fair, all this beautiful weed is going to be destroyed for no purpose! Makes me furious
You should turn up at the Garda auctions grab your self a deal lol
A waste of garda time, a waste of tax payers money and most importantly a waste of good weed. Anyway, nicely baked here on the east side, peace! :)
oh .. just legalise it and tax it.. let a bunch of stoners cover me property tax..
More weed please not less
It’s not the weed that should be destroyed. …
The world is a safer place! Not…
Wish it was mine alll mine Muhuhahaha
Unless I’m very wrong this is a tomato plant!!! Jaysus I’m in big trouble!!!
Tomatoes are the scurge of the narcotics world
started on tomatoes when i was 12, by the age of 15 i was injecting 5 tomatoes a day and prostituting myself for money.
Jesus man dude, we all know you were a cannabis fiend back in the day http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jan/06/science.religion
Four men arrested for owning a type of plant.
Guys if you feel strongly about this sign and share….even use a fake name if u need to….come on let’s do this lets be heard for once let’s make a change
https://www.change.org/p/the-irish-government-put-the-cannabis-bill-to-a-public-vote
I didn’t set it up
I’d also encourage people to join NORML Ireland, who will be working on many campaigns throughout the year in the hope of reforming the laws surrounding cannabis, get involved and let’s make things happen!!
Thats a lot of weed!!!!!!
Good result.
What is good about it?
Some peoples lives ruined for growing relatively harmless plants.
What else is the result of this seizure?
John dope no doubt ur a crusty
And you clearly don’t have the brains to make a rational argument.
Is that not lots of tomatoes plants surrounding one herb plant???
Pronounced a can of piss cannabis
Gardaí said that, “Drug seizures play a critical role in targeting the livelihood of criminals and reducing their ability to carry out illegal activities.”
The public says ‘Current drug policies play a critical role in targeting people and increasing their ability to carry out illegal activities.’
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Go water your plants there john good boy.
200.000 = 5 plants X-)
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