Investigations continuing into death of man (28) found in Dublin 7 flat which tenant had lost control of
Fr Peter McVerry said he was aware of several cases of rented flats being taken over by drug dealers and users in Dublin. Photograph: PA WireThere are many cases in Dublin of properties rented to vulnerable people being taken over by drug dealers and users, Fr Peter McVerry has said.
Gardaí and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive are investigating one such case after a man, Tony Dempsey , was found dead after being assaulted at a flat used for drug taking in Kevin Barry House, Dublin 7 last week. A woman who had previously been homeless was housed in the property by the Peter McVerry Trust under the Housing First policy, which provides homes to rough sleepers or those in long-term homeless services. In recent months the tenancy had broken down, with the flat being used by a group of people to take drugs, leading local residents to make several complaints to Dublin City Council.
Fr McVerry told Newstalk Breakfast that the trust was subject to the same restrictions as other landlords and could not “just throw out” a person if there were antisocial activities going on in their home. He said the tenant had been asked to move from the Dublin 7 flat but had refused and the trust had been in the process of issuing eviction proceedings around the time of Mr Dempsey’s death.
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