Micheál Martin: 'Time has come' for garda vetting of homeless services

Concerns have been raised about the operation of homeless services following complaints the founder of the Inner City Helping Homeless charity

Inner City Helping Homeless has been mired in controversy since the death of its founder Anthony Flynn. The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, said the charity "operated outside the scope of mainstream homeless services provided by local authorities".

The Taoiseach says that "the time has come" to ensure all those working in homeless services are Garda vetted.

Micheál Martin, speaking in the Dáil on Wednesday, was replying to Social Democrat TD Cian O'Callaghan who had raised issues around Inner City Helping Homeless.