{"id":1329,"date":"2020-12-01T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/people-sleeping-rough-are-being-excluded-from-emergency-accommodation\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T14:37:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:37:48","slug":"people-sleeping-rough-are-being-excluded-from-emergency-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/people-sleeping-rough-are-being-excluded-from-emergency-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"People sleeping rough are being excluded from emergency accommodation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan TD has expressed very serious concern about the number of people sleeping rough who are being excluded from emergency accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very concerned about the spike in the numbers of homeless deaths. It\u2019s about 35% higher than this time last year. Behind each number is a person and the pain that a death causes their family, friends and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the D\u00e1il last week, the T\u00e1naiste gave the impression that no one who is sleeping rough has been denied access to emergency accommodation. This is simply not the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to organisations working with homeless people, between a third and half of those who are sleeping rough have been refused access to emergency accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people who will sleep in doorways and tents tonight because they are being locked out of the system. This is utterly unacceptable at any time and even more so during a global pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m calling on the Minister for Housing to urgently instruct local authorities to provide emergency accommodation to every homeless person who requests it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 1, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan TD has expressed very serious concern about the number of people sleeping rough who are being excluded from emergency accommodation. Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said: \u201cI\u2019m very concerned about the spike in the numbers of homeless deaths. It\u2019s about 35% higher than this time last year. 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