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Focus and SVP call for more action to tackle youth homelessness![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() MINISTER BRIAN LENIHAN OPENS EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION PROJECT TARGETING YOUNG HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION PROBLEMS SLEEPING ROUGH IN DUBLIN CITY CENTRE Minister for Children Mr. Brian Lenihan TD today (Thur 20th Nov. 2003) officially opened the Caretakers project located in Dublin City Centre which provides emergency accommodation for young people aged 16-21 sleeping rough with addiction problems. The project is a partnership initiative between Focus Ireland and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and is supported by the Department of Health and Children, the Eastern Regional Health Authority, and the Dublin City Council. Focus Ireland and the SVP marked the occasion by calling for greater commitment across all Government departments to tackle homelessness at all levels. The two agencies acknowledged the work by Minister Lenihan’s own department in tackling youth homelessness but stressed they were alarmed at changes to the Rent Allowance system by Minister Coughlan which could force thousands more vulnerable people nationwide into homelessness by removing the safety net of private rented accommodation. |