Dublin City Council has put contingency plans in place to protect homeless people from extreme temperatures in the coming days.
A high temperature warning has been issued for Ireland beginning on Sunday, with temperatures of up to 32 degrees centigrade (89.6F) possible in places on Monday and people advised to take precautions against getting sunburn or heatstroke.
A council spokesperson said: “Dublin City Council, as the lead statutory authority in the Dublin Region, is coordinating the response to ensure homeless persons at risk are sheltered for the duration of any extreme weather event.
“In response to the hot weather warning expected over the coming days, arrangements are in place with service providers to ensure that temporary shelter will continue to be available to all who wish to access it.
“The DRHE-funded Dublin Street Outreach Service and Housing First Intake Team (provided by Dublin Simon & Peter McVerry Trust) will be engaging with those at risk of rough sleeping in order to provide shelter for anyone who needs it.”
The outreach teams will ensure the distribution of water and sunscreen, the provision of shelter as required, and the encouragement of people to be sun aware.
They will also use social media to ask the public to report people sleeping rough during the hot weather.