A thought to be relatively new phenomena is tent villages of homeless people, reported in Dublin and Cork. On Wednesday an incident occurred resulting in a homeless man sustaining what is described as life changing injuries after a tent he was living in by the Grand Canal, Dublin was removed mechanically by a city council vehicle. It must be that council workers failed to ensure the tent was empty prior to carrying out an executive order to remove tents from the waterway.
Price, quality and standard of accomodation contribute to homelessness, as does suzerainty values, that is landlords are not subject to any substantial procedures, can break the law, often advertise substandard accomodation; and if this is the case it can be difficult and expensive for the tennant to find different accomodation.
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