Ms Siobh?n Byrne:

It is physical and mental. A lot of it would be mental with trauma they experienced as children from which they have never really healed. This would possibly lead into alcoholism. Many of our clients just do not have the skills to look after themselves so they end up getting long-term illnesses such as diabetes. Many get cancer and then are homeless with cancer. I have to fight and advocate with the council to try to get them somewhere to live. It is just a battle on a daily basis with the housing. It really is. We must keep on at the services and try to highlight that these people suffered as children but they do not seem to take it seriously and these cases are not prioritised.