Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In April this year, 63 adults were confirmed to be homeless in County Tipperary, which is up 32 since April of last year. The number does not include children. The monthly figures have been increasing steadily over the past year and local authorities are coming under increased pressure to assist those individuals and families. For the entirety of last year, Tipperary County Council stated it spent €390,804 on emergency accommodation. To date in 2022, that bill is already at €279,394. In just over 18 months, the council has spent €670,000 on emergency accommodation. Demand and costs are increasing while supply is running dry. Yet, in the same period of time, not a single affordable house was constructed in Tipperary and the county was not included in the funding to 2026. Hundreds of thousands are being spent on emergency accommodation while the council must focus its time on determining whether it can identify the existence of a 5% affordability constraint. Surely it is time urgently to review or revise the affordable purchase scheme with local authorities.

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