Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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IP applicants occupying tents at Mount Street were offered an alternative accommodation location Saturday 16th March. This was done in cooperation with Dublin City Council due to the emerging public health and security risks. IP applicants were brought to Crooksling where they were provided with access to toilets and showers, health services, indoor areas where food is provided, facilities to charge phones and personal devices, access to public transport to and from Dublin City Centre and 24 hour onsite security.

Crosscare are conducting support visits and supplying Leap cards so that all persons at the site can use public transport available.

Drop-in day services remain available to all persons not offered accommodation by the department and who are found to be street homeless. In such centres, IP applicants can access facilities including hot showers, meals and laundry services seven days a week at these service locations.

The Department has arrangements in place for the provision of these services with Mendicity, Crosscare, Capuchin Day Centre and Tiglin at the Lighthouse. The Department is in also in regular contact with the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, the Dublin Simon Community, Streetlink Homeless Support Outreach service and others, particularly with regard identification of particularly vulnerable individuals.