HOMELESS HELP ISSUES A BIT OF A SNORE POINT Complaints over services included assault and harassment
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A MARRIED couple not being allowed to stay together, a broken bed that injured a child, harassment and assault by staff, and a snoring roommate were among the complaints made about homeless services this year.
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) said it had received nearly sixty formal complaints in the first half of this year.
Thirty-three of the complaints related to staff at hostels and accommodation while ten were about living conditions in housing.
In one incident in January, a resident alleged that they had been assaulted by a staff member while three other complaints were made since then containing allegations of “harassment by staff ”.
A mother complained in February that she had raised an issue about a broken bed in her room, which has now “caused injury to her son”.
Injured
Another client also said he had been injured at homeless accommodation in January in what was described as a “shower door incident”.
There were multiple complaints from people who were struggling to sleep due to other residents making noise including one “roommate [whose] snoring is keeping [the] client awake at night”. In another similar complaint, a resident said they were being woken by staff at night. The theft of personal items was reported by one resident in June while a married couple logged a complaint when they could not be accommodated together.
One client complained that he had no access to food as he was at work during scheduled mealtimes and was prohibited from using the kitchen when he returned.
Councillor
Another person said they were being left standing at the door of their accommodation “for long periods before [being allowed] entry”.
Two complaints were received about harassment with one resident pleading for a single room saying they were “being bullied by other residents”.
A complaint was also made by TD Róisín Shortall on behalf of a resident about the “conditions of [a facility]”.