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The proposed homeless accommodation for Tipperary Town will not operate as a 9 to 9 shelter, the council has confirmed.
New homeless accommodation planned for Tipperary Town will not operate as a 9 to 9 shelter, the council has confirmed.
Fine Gael councillor John Crosse asked the Tipperary/Cahir/Cashel Municipal District during their monthly meeting this December about the new homeless accommodation planned for Tipperary Town.
Cllr Crosse asked if the council could provide more information on the planned development as there was a lot of misinformation out there.
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“I’d like for the housing section to clarify how the accommodation is going to work, how many will be in it, if there will be proper support when it does come to fruition,” asked Cllr Crosse.
“It’s perceived to be a 9 to 9, my understanding is it’s not going to be,” he told the meeting.
A 9 to 9 homeless shelter provides temporary, overnight emergency accommodation for individuals, from 9pm to 9am.
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The housing section of the council answered by saying that the accommodation will not be a 9 to 9 but an own front door accommodation instead.
“It’s more for single persons in need in Tipperary Town. I can confirm that property has been identified but a sale has not be finalised. If the sale does proceed, the property will provide ‘own front door accommodation’ for a small number of single persons,” they said.
The council confirmed that this type of accommodation is available 24 hours a day, making it different from a 9 to 9 type service.
Cllr Crosse told the meeting that Director of Housing Services Jonathan Cooney, had said he would meet business owners in Tipperary Town after Christmas.
“People are concerned about how this facility will work as there’s been a lot of misinformation. I’d like that to be cleared up,” Cllr Crosse asked.
Sinn Féin Cllr Annemarie Ryan-Shiner told the meeting that she was told the unit would house six to seven people. “We have them in lots of other towns around the county and it’s needed here,” she finished.
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