Gardaí seek witnesses to incident which injured homeless man
Sources say the occupied tent was not opened but was checked verbally and that there was no response from inside. The worker operating the utility vehicle was then given the go-ahead to move it. When it was lifted, however, the tent began to move and was immediately returned to the ground.The incident is now the subject of a Garda investigation, an investigation by the Health and, as it was a workplace incident, and separate reviews by Waterways Ireland and the DRHE.
While the DRHE provides homeless services across the four Dublin local authority areas, a spokeswoman said it had no remit to decide to clear tents or items from the canals. This was a matter solely for Waterways Ireland, she added. In its statement Waterways Ireland said it had been working “in co-operation with the DRHE to remove tents along the canals in Dublin where they have become a public safety hazard”.
Separately a young homeless woman had died “tragically” in emergency accommodation in Dublin. Gardaí were called to the scene at a hostel in Dublin 8 at 5pm on Wednesday 15th. She was in her 20s and was in a six-month placement at the accommodation. A spokeswoman said: “The DRHE, on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities, would like to express its condolences to the family and friends of the individual, who tragically passed away yesterday evening in a facility that provides 24 hour emergency accommodation to people experiencing homelessness. The gardaí and DRHE staff were in attendance.”
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