Apollo House evacuees return amid claims of ‘unsuitable’ alternative facilities

Some former residents of Apollo House have returned to the building after claims of drug use at the alternative accommodation offered to them.

The Home Sweet Home Campaign said eight residents had returned since the deal brokered with Housing Minister Simon Coveney stating that the accommodation offered to them by Dublin City Council “completely unsuitable to their needs”.

“Drugs and alcohol were being used in the facilities offered, which represents a clear failure to meet the specific needs of those residents, and constitutes a failure to meet the terms of the agreement,” the group said in a statement.