Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills
Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail)
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This statement ignores the fact that the housing capital budget includes all of the tenant in situand social housing capital spend. A total of 5% of the homeless emergency accommodation budget is spent on prevention because that budget is for the provision of emergency accommodation. The budgetary spend on preventative measures is captured in the housing capital budget.