Wexford charity hits out at council's emergency helpline for homeless

A charity which helps rough sleepers in Wexford is calling for more guidance around Wexford County Council's out of hours emergency helpline.

Wexford People Helping People say 6 homeless people were left in limbo last night after what they called a complete system failure. With the help of Gardai, a suitable accommodation was found for the affected people during what was a bitterly cold night. Founder of the charity Clair Malone says there needs to be a better structure in place so that rough sleepers aren't going round in circles looking for help: [audio wav="https://www.southeastradio.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Clair-Malone-Homeless-Wexford.wav"][/audio] Wexford County Council told South East Radio they would not be commentating on this story as the matter is being investigated.