Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Implementing Housing for All: Discussion
Mr. Frank Curran:
There are models such as the Tiglin model in Wicklow, which the Chairman will be familiar with, for people coming out of addiction. At Tiglin, accommodation is provided for people coming out of addiction. They will stay in that accommodation for perhaps a year. The chances of relapse are much lower, needless to say, by staying there. After that year, they go into the community. We have had a number of opportunities with that type of model down through the years. It is definitely worth looking at. I agree with the Deputy that we need more one-beds for homelessness, single people and downsizing. When we build a scheme of housing for the elderly, we always allow for downsizing in order to make other properties available.
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