Galway Bay fm newsroom - There are calls to consider the establishment of a 'wet-house' in the city in a bid to support vulnerable groups with chronic alcohol addiction.
A meeting of the city Joint Policing Committee heard such a facility was discussed with a group of city councillors as part of a wider briefing with COPE Galway on its cold weather response for the homeless for the winter period.
Social Democrats councillor Owen Hanley told the meeting such a facility could greatly assist with the homelessness crisis and would be a more modern approach.
He argues those facing homelessness have varying needs and supporting this particular vulnerable group with a wet-house could change outcomes - for more on this story tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour...
