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.

Providers net €2.44m for accommodating Dublin’s homeless
Tue, 02 Dec, 2014 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

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.

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