Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 28 Jan 1986

Vol. 363 No. 4

Written Answers. - Facilities for Homeless Persons.

97.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for Health the facilities provided for homeless persons in each health board area.

Minister for Health (Mr. B. Desmond)

I propose to give the information which the Deputy has requested in the following table:

Health Board	Name of Facility	No. of places	Type of client
North Eastern	Dundalk Simon Community.	25	male
	Our Lady of the Wayside Night Shelter, Cavan.	11	male
	St. Mary's, Castleblaney.	6	male
North Western	Ballytivnan, Sligo.	10	male/female
	The Board's Community Welfare Officers also make arrangements for the temporary accommodation of the homeless as the need arises.
Midland	Casuals Unit,
	Co. Offaly.	10	male/female
	Marist Brothers Night Shelter,
	Athlone,
	Co. Westmeath.	20	male/female
	St. Vincent's Hospital,
	Co. Laois,
	Emergency Accommodation.	22	male/female
Western	Fairgreen House,
	Foster Street,
	Galway.	15-20	male
	Waterside House,
	Woodkey,
	Galway.	8	women and children
	Bethlehem House,
	Abbeygate Street,
	Galway.	8	female
	St. Brendan's House,
	Loughrea.	7	male
	Newcastle,
	Galway.	12	female
	Sacred Heart Home,
	Castlebar,
	Co. Mayo.	6	male
	Sacred Heart Home,
	Roscommon.	8	male
	St. Vincent de Paul,
	Apartments,
	Mill Street,
	Galway.	18+	male/female under 65
	Full-time temporary
	accommodation.
South Eastern	Good Shepherd Centre,
	Loretta Avenue,
	Kilkenny.	20	male
	St. Vincent de Paul Hostel,
	Mulcahy House,
	Anglesea Street,
	Clonmel.	10	male
	St. Vincent de Paul Hostel,
	Ozanam House,
	Lady Lane,
	Waterford.	40	male
	St. Vincent de Paul Hostel,
	Ozanam House,
	Thomas Street,
	Wexford.	24—30	male
Southern	St. Columbanus Home,
	Killarney.	3	male
	Mount Carmel,
	Clonakilty,
	Co. Cork.	3	male
	Edel House,
	14 Dyke Parade,
	Cork.	17	women and children
	Cuanlaoi,
	Co. Cork.	9 units	women and children
	The Hostel,
	3 North Mall,
	Cork.	6 flatlets	female
	Bruac,	no limit — all
	Henry Street,	catered for to
	Cork.	date.	female
	Termen,	no limit — all
	Grafton Street,	catered for to
	Cork.	date.	women and children
	Cork Simon Hostel,
	34 Lower John Street,
	Cork.	22	males
	Simon Hostel,
	Boreenmana Road.	6-8	males/females
	St. Vincent's Hostel,
	Anglesea Street,
	Cork.	80	male
	St. Vincent's Convent,
	St. Mary's Road,
	Cork.	76	male
	The Good Shepherd Convent,
	Cork.	82	female elderly
	St. Mary of the Isle Convent,
	Cork.	22	female
Mid Western	Simon Hostel,
	Mulgrave Street,
	Limerick.	35	male
	St. Patrick's Hostel,
	3 St. John's Square,
	Limerick.	21	male
	Rosanna House,
	Lower Gerald Griffin Street,
	Limerick.	15	female
	Adapt Refuge,
	Rosbrien,
	Co. Limerick.	10 units	women and children
Eastern	Iveagh Hostel,
	Bride Road,
	Dublin 8.
	(Iveagh Trust)	200+	male
	Night Shelter,
	Back Lane,
	Dublin 8.	40 permanent
	(St. Vincent de Paul)	40 casual	male
	York House,
	York Street,
	Dublin 2.
	(The Salvation Army).	99	male
	Model,
	Benburb Street,
	Dublin 7.
	(Dublin Corporation).	83	male
	Morning Star Avenue,
	Dublin 7.
	(Legion of Mary).	140-150	male
	Shelter,
	Buckingham Street,
	(Dublin Simon Community).	40-50	male/female
	Sean McDermott Street,
	Dublin 1.
	(Dublin Simon Community).	24	male/female
	Social Aid Centre,
	Marlboro Street,
	(Dublin Central Mission). 9	24	male/female
	Hadden Road,
	Clontarf,
	Dublin 3.
	(The Salvation Army).	8	women and children
	47 Lower Rathmines Road,
	(Family Aid).	10 families	women and children
	15-17 Howth Road,
	Dublin 3.
	(Family Aid).	6	women and children
	17 A Sallymount Avenue,
	Dublin 6.
	(Women's Aid).	3 families	women and children
	Regina Coeli,
	North Brunswick Street,	110 women
	Dublin 7.	20 children	women and children
	223 South Circular Road,
	(Missionary Sisters of Mother
	Teresa, Calcutta).	20-30	women and children
	Sean McDermott Street
	Convent,
	(Sisters of Our Lady of Charity).	5-10	girls
	Exchange House (for Travelling People),
	Dublin Committee for Travelling People.	10	boys/girls
	Hope Hostel,
	Nelson Street,
	(Hope).	10	boys
	Los Angeles,
	Conyngham Road,
	Dublin 8.	10	boys
	Sarsfield House,
	Sarsfield Road,
	Dublin 8.	24	boys
	Sherrard House,
	Sherrard Street,
	Dublin 7.	16	girls
	Henrietta Street Day Care Centre,
	10 Henrietta Street,
	Dublin 1.
	Church Street Day Centre,
	Church Street,
	Dublin 7.
	Tara Street,
	(Dublin Businessmen's Private Trust).	20-30	male