Coronavirus: Homeless support workers deemed essential, Eoghan Murphy clarifies

The government has stressed that people working to support those who are homeless are deemed essential workers, and it has also changed time periods for planning applications because of the Covid-19 crisis.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy also clarified that any NGOs and private operators working in providing emergency accommodation is deemed to be offering an essential service, as per the terms of the government's wide-ranging restrictions set out last Friday.