Providers net €2.44m for accommodating Dublin’s homeless

The homeless crisis in Dublin is proving to be lucrative for hotel and other accommodation providers.

Figures provided by Dublin City Council show that in the third quarter of this year accommodation providers received €2.44m from the city council to provide emergency accommodation for the homeless.

The Newlands Cross Hotel, on the western outskirts of Dublin received just over €200,000 or €2,175 per night in homeless bed non-capitation payments.