Local Councillor calls for planning officials to be given ‘adequate time’ to address concerns at the Abbey Manor Hotel.
Calls are being made for the adequate time to be afforded to planning officials in Leitrim County Council to deal with concerns in relation to the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair. The local Authority in Leitrim yesterday confirmed that the facility is under active consideration by their Planning Department.…
Emergency Accommodation at a premium ahead of Bank Holiday Weekend
It’s emerged today that Seventeen local authorities no longer have the capacity to provide emergency accommodation. The research, carried out by Sinn Féin, found five more councils had “extremely limited” capacity. That data was released during a record time for homelessness with over 11,000 adults and children on…
Local Authorities tasked with providing emergency accommodation for Ukraine refugees
Local Authorities in the north west have been requested to provide emergency accommodation for Ukraine refugees that have been forced to flee their country as a result of the Russian invasion. The number of refuges that each local authority in the country will be asked to facilitate will be…
Leitrim records largest percentage increase of adults in emergency accommodation
The county of Leitrim has recorded the largest percentage increase in the country when it comes to the number of adults in emergency accommodation. A new performance report of the 31 local authorities shows the average wait time to rehouse a tenant in social housing is 33 weeks, up from…