OVER 300 ENTER EMERGENCY ACCOMODATION IN THE WEST

Date Published: 11-Aug-2012

Over 300 homeless people in the West of the country were admitted into HSE emergency accomodation in the first three months of this year.

Figures released by the HSE this month, reveal that nationally 1,063 homeless people took up the service between January and March.

The highest number of people admitted to homeless emergency accomodation was in the South at 449.

The second highest number of homeless people availing of HSE care was in the West at 327.

209 people took up the service in the Dublin mid leinster region, while 78 availed of the service in the Dublin North East region.