Dublin Simon Community announces new research project with Dr Kathleen Stokes of University of Galway

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  Dublin Simon Community, in association with Dr Kathleen Stokes of University of Galway, is pleased to announce a new research project examining opportunities and challenges for widespread refurbishment of vacant “above-the-shop” units for residential use. Ireland is facing record numbers in emergency accommodation, and almost 60,000 waiting for social housing. Increasingly, policymakers and the […]

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Catherine Kenny responds to the May 2023 Homeless Report figures released on Friday the 30th of June.

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Dublin Simon CEO Catherine Kenny responds to the May 2023 Homeless Report figures released on Friday the 30th of June. There were 9,160 people in emergency accommodation in Dublin in May, representing a 23% increase over the past 12 months. As we revealed earlier this week, on one night in June, 25% of Dublin Simon’s emergency […]

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25% of Dublin Simon Emergency Beds Occupied by Employed People

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25% of Dublin Simon Emergency Beds Occupied by Employed People.  33 of Dublin Simon’s emergency beds were occupied by workers out of a total of 129 emergency beds on one night in June 2023. Construction workers, tradespeople, carers, security staff, taxi drivers and social media content moderators were some of the workers affected. Dublin, 28 June 2023: Staff at […]

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Statement from Catherine Kenny, CEO of Dublin Simon Community in response to The Wheel Ireland’s ‘The Future of Public Service Delivery by the Community & Voluntary Sector’ Report

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Statement from Catherine Kenny, CEO of Dublin Simon Community in response to The Wheel Ireland’s ‘The Future of Public Service Delivery by the Community & Voluntary Sector’ Report released today:   Staff in the Community & Voluntary sector play an integral role in the provision of essential care to people with disabilities, people in homelessness, […]

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Dublin Simon Community Responds to April 2023 Homeless Report

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April 2023 Homeless Figures Statement   Dublin is bearing the brunt of the homelessness and housing crisis, with 9,010 people in emergency accommodation in April, representing a 3% increase on the previous month and a 25% increase over the past 12 months.    Last week, the Dublin Simon Outreach team logged more than ninety calls in a four-hour period,three times what […]

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Dublin Simon Responds to the Spring 2023 Rough Sleeper Count

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Dublin Simon Community CEO Catherine Kenny responds to the Spring 2023 Rough Sleeping Count released by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive on Monday the 17th. “We welcome today’s publication of the Spring 2023 Rough Sleeping Count by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. The report found 83 people to be sleeping rough in Dublin. “While the reduction is positive, […]

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Dublin Simon Celebrates World Health Day

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To celebrate World Health Day we collected a series of stories and updates from our frontline staff working each day to protect the welfare of clients. These stories showcase just how proactive our staff members are in meeting the specific needs of our clients and why they deserve to be celebrated not just on World […]

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Eviction Ban – Advice for Tenants at Risk

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General Advice As the eviction ban is lifted we offer advice and information to anyone affected or at risk. Dublin, 31st March 2023: If you are facing homelessness at the present time, we advise you to check with your local authority to ensure that you are on the Housing List. If, for any reason, you find […]

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Health Research Boards report on the number of deaths of those experiencing homelessness in Ireland

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The Health Research Board has released a report on the number of deaths of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland in 2019. Dublin Simon Community CEO Catherine Kenny responds to the report: “Nobody should die in homelessness, and Dublin Simon will continue to respond proactively to the needs of the vulnerable homeless population.  “For more than […]

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Dublin Simon Community Responds to March 2023 Homeless Report

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Dublin Simon CEO Catherine Kenny responds to the February Homeless Report released on Friday the 28th of April. Homeless Report  “The number of people staying in emergency accommodation in Dublin was up significantly in March, in a continuation of the trend seen over the past 15 months and representing an 25% increase on March 2022.  […]

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