The next drugs rehabilitation centre or shelter for the homeless should be established on Dublin’s Ailesbury Road, the Seanad has heard.
Independent David Norris criticised the plan by Dublin City Council to take over a hostel on the corner of North Great George’s Street and Parnell Street to house homeless people.
He said the north inner city had had “enough of being ignored and regarded as a dumping ground for every self-help organisation for people with alcohol and drug problems or who are homeless”.
Mr Norris said he was on the side of the “underdog”. He added, however, that he was not saying “not in my backyard. I am serving notice on the authorities – our backyard is full.” He questioned what respect that showed for homeless people that they would be put in “tiered bunks in temporary accommodation”.
Mr Norris, who lives on North Great George’s Street, said: “Let’s see the next drug or alcohol rehabilitation centre or the next homeless centre located in Ailesbury Road” – one of Dublin’s most expensive residential areas.
Source: Marie O'Halloran, Irish Times, 18/0/14
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