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Renovation work lined up for former Offaly hotel before opening as homeless centre
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THE former Clonamore House hotel in Tullamore will be used as emergency accommodation for homeless people once renovations are complete there this year.
“We hope to have [the renovations] progressing fairly quickly now in the coming months,” Offaly County Council housing officer, Monica Cleary, told the January meeting of the local authority. “When they re finalised there will be professionally supported accommodation for 17 people there for the region.”
The hotel off the Arden Road is being converted into emergency accommodation by Sophia, a charity which assists the homeless.
Elderly Offaly applicant died while waiting for housing aid
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LONG delays in carrying out adaptations to houses for the elderly and people with disabilities have once again been criticised.
In one case, an applicant for aid died before the work on their house was carried out, Cllr Sean O Brien told the January meeting of Offaly County Council.
The Tullamore-based Independent councillor called for more money to be provided for the work if possible.
Cllr Tony McCormack, Fianna Fail, said the budget for the work needed to be bigger but he also suggested that a review of the process be undertaken.