€2.7M To Be Spent On Tackling Housing And Homelessness In Clare

Around €2.7 million is to be spent on measures aimed at tackling the housing and homelessness crises in Clare in the next 12 months.

Clare County Council has revealed that three planned projects are on schedule to come on stream between now and early 2019.

An office for the Homeless Action Team will be delivered before the summer and transitional accommodation for the homeless is due to be acquired before the end of the year.

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The local authority also plans on bringing emergency B&B accommodation on stream early next year – Fianna Fáil Councillor Pat McMahon is welcoming these initiatives but feels more can be done: