{"id":1426,"date":"2021-01-29T12:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T12:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/two-tier-system-of-emergency-accommodation-for-homeless-people-is-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T12:09:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T12:09:57","slug":"two-tier-system-of-emergency-accommodation-for-homeless-people-is-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/two-tier-system-of-emergency-accommodation-for-homeless-people-is-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-tier system of emergency accommodation for homeless people is unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan TD today described the two-tier system of emergency accommodation for homeless people as completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting, Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrendan Kenny of Dublin City Council confirmed at today\u2019s meeting of the Oireachtas Housing Committee that the National Quality and Standards Framework for homeless service providers is not being applied to private providers of emergency accommodation. This directly contradicts what the Minister for Housing Darragh O\u2019Brien told the D\u00e1il yesterday when he stated that these standards are being applied to all providers, including private providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFifty percent of emergency accommodation providers in Dublin are now private providers. It is absolutely unacceptable that people living in private emergency accommodation do not have the protection of any quality standards. The creation of a two-tier system of emergency accommodation is a very regressive step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is especially concerning that the Minister for Housing is unaware of the creation of a two-tier system under his watch. I&#8217;m calling on the Minister to uphold his statement to the D\u00e1il yesterday and to ensure that the National Quality and Standards Framework applies to all homeless service providers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 29, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan TD today described the two-tier system of emergency accommodation for homeless people as completely unacceptable. 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