The drugs and homeless service Merchants Quay Ireland has called for the Government to help plan meeting the needs of new and existing clients after Covid-19.
The service is reporting an increase in the number of clients reporting mental health difficulties since restrictions were put in place.
In the first of two reports, our Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely examines the impact of Covid-19 on homeless services in the capital.
Rebecca had "a slip" in recent weeks. She let someone inject her. It was the first time she used a needle. "I'm after getting a big abscess on my arm and it's all swollen so I came here to get an antibiotic because I didn't know much about it." Rebecca is standing outside Merchants Quay Drugs