Letters to the Editor: There are no easy solutions to the scourge of homelessness
Members of the public placed flowers and messages of condolences at the Grand Canal where two homeless men died at the weekend. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins
The sad deaths of two people in the Grand Canal at the weekend focused minds again on the lives of people ending up homeless.
There is a huge number of people working in the NGO (non-governmental organisation) sector and statutory bodies working hard addressing the problem of homelessness, supported by an incredible amount of funding from various sources. No one agency can claim exclusive expertise. This is because it is a complex problem as we highlighted in our submission to the Oireachtas joint committee on housing, local government & heritage when they met to consider homelessness on January 29, 2021, it is clear that there are no easy solutions.
