From top: tents on Kildare Street, Dublin 2; Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan
Last night.
The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk.
Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan said tents in the capital are making the city ‘edgy’.
He said:
“I think the Gardaí will probably say that, objectively, Dublin city is very safe in comparison with other city centres, But I think probably more important is the perception, and I think there is a real perception issue.
“It’s not just the frequency of media reports of lone individuals being attacked, but we’ve had evidence of groups of young people, congregating, drinking and causing a whole lot of low-level anti-social behaviour.
“So I think all that adds up and creates a perception that Dublin isn’t a family-friendly place or, you know, friendly for women. And I think that’s something we have to be very concerned about.”
Tents for homeless people should be removed from capital – Dublin City Council CEO (Independent.ie)
Meanwhile…
Owen Keegan should be reading much more of @LaoiseNeylon's reporting if he can't understand why people who are homeless choose tents. (Stories in thread from the @dublininquirer archive.) https://t.co/ACxEFpGp0H
— Lois Kapila (@LoKapila) August 17, 2021
The video of that woman in the Indo article is a hard watch.
Very unfair treatment
Yeah I found that quite disturbing
Jesus H Christ Micko that is just fupped.
Yep. Quite harrowing alright.
As she said, she’s worked her whole life and since getting sick has had no support.
Of course there may be other circumstances at play, but I think we would all like to assume that if we got sick like that, there should be some kind of safety net in place to ensure none of us end up in that situation.
her medical team should refer her to a medical social worker. social workers sit on Homeless Action Teams and regularly liaise with DCC’s Homeless Placement Unit to prioritise these sorts of cases. DCC have a number of accommodations around the city that are outside the normal hostel framework of provision.
I’m sure the people who were assaulted without provocation will be delighted to know their attack was just a perception issue
Is he really saying it is the media reporting of assaults etc that is the problem ?
he should have a chat with Jack wooley see what he thinks.
I have no problem with what he said, but the hostels need to be run properly. They should be properly policed, with people checked for drugs before they stay there & zero tolerance for antisocial behaviour. This will allow people who are not just junkies to stay there & feel safe.
so, where do the addicts sleep?
Maybe we should give them all a house. After all, the reason they are where they are is probably because they had ‘no facilities’.
maybe you should stop being indignant and facetious and address the question.
there are many types of shelters, some have a drug-free policy – mostly aftercare facilities for those coming out of rehab – but most shelters in the city allow someone who has used drugs to access the service. i’ll ask you again, if you keep excluding these people with your ‘zero tolerance’ approach, where will they go if not to a homeless service?
I know this may be considered a waste of taxpayers money but could a pair of Gardai be asssigned to larger hostel to maintain the peace overnight. Seems to me the scumbags get a bed for the night while those who fear the scumbags have no choice but to hit the streets to avoid becoming a victim.
It’s not the homeless people or the people who were congregating for drinks throughout lockdown that cause trouble though. It’s the skangers who seem to have been given a free pass to rob anything they want, assault anyone they want and basically do as they please without fear of consequence. That’s the problem that needs to be addressed.
You can tell he’s interested in fixing the actual problems by the way he focuses on ‘perceptions.’ Only a sociopath would think that the worse thing about people sleeping in tents, drug addiction and violence is that they make Dublin ‘look bad.’
Maybe Owen Keegan should be looking at the source of the problem of homelessness rather than its victims… But that might mean he won’t get his white e̶l̶e̶p̶h̶a̶n̶t̶ water rafting playground.
Who the feck hires these CEOs, who are the answerable to, and when can we fire them, put them in stocks and throw rotten tomatoes at them?
I beleive he is self appointed, and renews his own contract. Open to correction here.
He needs Fáilte Ireland to start writing the news, that and maybe a rebranding of homelessness.
Al fresco living?
Have a FAB time in Dublin? (FAB = Fresh Air Buzz)
He instructed Hazel Chu when she was mayor that he’d be extending his tenure by an additional 3 years.
It says a lot about management of the homeless crisis when the five properties adjacent the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive are massive, derelict, Georgian houses owned, and being allowed to rot, by the semi-state.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3482389,-6.2962762,3a,75y,162.93h,89.53t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sv2aKuoLXWvt6n7V7NGhjSw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dv2aKuoLXWvt6n7V7NGhjSw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D99.26922%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192
He’s right though. inner city Dublin has turned into a total cesspit
There is no justification for any form of people living in tents in the capital city in a modern, civilised world.