The Peter McVerry Trust says the next Government needs to rethink the approach to housing and homeless people following Covid-19.
The housing charity has suggested that lessons learned from the pandemic need to be used to address the homeless crisis. In the second of two reports, Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely examines the impact of Covid-19 on homeless services in the capital. "We're never leaving." The words of two homeless people as they make their way to the lifts in a Dublin city centre hotel.
They are among almost 90 people cocooning in the building over the last number of weeks after they were moved from hostels and shared accommodation to keep them safe from Covid-19.