OVER 1,000 beds have been created as emergency accommodation to assist the homeless in Dublin, according to a new report form Dublin City Council.
The emergency accommodation, which includes 400 bedrooms in eight hotels, have been created in order for rough sleepers and those without a home to effectively self-isolate, or cocoon if they are particularly vulnerable.
470 single occupancy beds have also been made available in the homeless hostel system, where two people share a room but with social distancing measures in effect.
The hotel rooms, as well as a number of vacant Airbnb properties, were made available following the collapse of tourist bookings due to the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland and the Government's lockdown measures to slow the spread and flatten the curve.
There are believed to be just 25 rough sleepers in Dublin, the lowest in decades. (Getty Images)The report was sent to city councillors and seen by RTÉ News, and states that a further 100 self-contained apartments are expected to be secured for families at a future date.
The figure of 1,000 beds includes the creation of 657 emergency accommodation beds which were previously announced last month, with further additional 'cocooning units' and rooms secured by homeless charities DePaul and Focus Ireland.
RTÉ News reports that there have been no reported coronavirus-related deaths in the homeless community, largely in part to the availability of rooms and cocooning units.
There are believed to be just 25 rough sleepers in Ireland's capital city, the lowest the figure has been in decades.
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