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HOMELESS CHARITY DEPAUL is opening a 100-bed cocooning unit in conjunction with the HSE and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) as a response to the Covid-19 crisis.
The unit, which is located in Dublin’s city centre, will cater to those within the homeless population with serious underlying health conditions.
The service will be managed by Depaul and will be staffed by the HSE and other Section 39 organisations where resources have been redeployed to help with this effort.
A service user’s age, as well as their underlying health conditions, will be taken into consideration to help identify and support the most vulnerable people within homeless settings.
These conditions include:
The charity has also said it has opened a smaller isolation unit for a capacity for nine people.
“We are moving swiftly, together with the HSE, DRHE and other statutory agencies, to find cocooning and isolation opportunities for those most at risk within the homeless population,” Depaul CEO David Carroll said.
“Many homeless services operate on a congregated basis where the ability to self-isolate can be quite limited. This unit will provide those with serious underlying health conditions a secure setting and limit their exposure to infection,” Carroll said.
The health and wellbeing of those experiencing homelessness is paramount at this time and we are doing all we can to ensure their safety.
“It is imperative that we do everything in our power to protect the most vulnerable groups in our society during this crisis, in particular those who do not have the means to self-isolate,” he said.
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One of Irelands oldest charities used be called St Vincent De Paul but now to be political correct in this secular world had to change to ” DePaul ” what a load of balls
@jerry slattery: No. They are two different organisations.
@jerry slattery: maybe do a little research before you comment. They are separate charities. But yes thankfully the world is becoming more secular.
@Sarah Polley: They were one and the same hence St Vincents hostel here in Cork run by what is now called ” DePaul “
@Jerry Slattery: two separate charity numbers, two separate charities. SVP, of course still exist. From DePaul’s website “Founded by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Republic of Ireland in 2002 and in Northern Ireland in 2005, Depaul is a separate charity helping people most in need.”
So SVP haven’t renamed themselves as “DePaul” as your first comment would suggest.
@Jerry Slattery: embarrassed yourself there Jerry, a completely irrelevant comment to make in light of what the article is about
@jerry slattery: No that is not correct. I volunteeted with Depaul for many years, when they were operated as both Depaul Trust and Depaul Ireland. They were never the same charity as SVDP. SVDP were one of a few different founders of the Depaul charity as its known now. They never changed their name from SVDP as they were always a different organisation. SVDP still operate under their original name today, both are fantastic, seperate organisations.
Feel free to find out more or help Depaul here: https://ie.depaulcharity.org/
@jerry slattery: who care, they are helping people…..it doesn’t cost you anything so go for a walk….
@jerry slattery: it’s not the same charity. A quick google search will tell you that. They are part of the vincentian family
@jerry slattery: Two different charities always have been always going to be sorry but you are wrong
@jerry slattery: not the same place DePaul is a different part of the larger organization.
@jerry slattery: Do some research before you comment Jerry, fool.
@jerry slattery: who cares what it’s called they do great work Jerry
@jerry slattery: what does that foot taste like Jerry.
Well done DePaul.
Humanity at it’s finest.
While this is great news, why isn’t this available before now?
I don’t mean a few weeks ago but always.
I presume this is a 100 bed premises with each person being accommodated well away from the other residents.
There are many people sleeping on the streets of Dublin who would like a bed for the night but won’t go to multi bed hostels because of drug and drink consumption, robbery and violence.
Surely a solution like this would take a lot of people off the streets?
Thats because tax payers money pays for its running.
@Mícheál: tax payers money going to be paying for probably everything for the next couple of months..
@Mícheál: That’s what tax is for and it’s being well used in this case.
@Mícheál: very good use of those taxes…
Great so we can actually house the homeless, but it took a world wide pandemic to do it.. and you voted for FG FF really?
‘Cocooning’ and ‘flattening the curve’….two phrases spouted by politicians and regurgitated by media over the last fortnight, neither cohort having had a clue what they meant before that.
@Alan McArdle: that aside, great service by Depaul.
@Alan McArdle: and I suppose you in your ivory tower of grandiose knowledge did Alan well done you
About time .
Way, way overdue.
St Vincent de Paul has €150 million in reserve while people are dying on the streets in deplorable conditions – you couldn’t make it up!!!
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