The government’s being urged to make homeless people a priority in the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine next year.
The latest figures from the Department of Housing show the number of homeless people in Clare remained at 70 in November, representing a 10% drop, when compared to the same period in 2019.
Clare County Council’s management report, which registers 67 people as being without a home here, states that 16 people are staying in Westbrook House in Ennis, with a further 25 spread between Laurel Lodge and Ashford, also located in the town.
The first batch of the Pfizer Bio N Tech jabs is due to arrive on Saturday, while vaccinations are to start with nursing homes residents on December 30th.
Chief executive of The Peter McVerry Trust Pat Doyle says homeless people need to be included near the top end of the vaccine programme:
