Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A sum of €194 million was provided for homeless services in 2022. As the Deputy will know, the budget for 2023 is under negotiation. I am sure there will be funding for homeless services next year. There will have to be, given we have seen the fall in homelessness that had occurred now eliminated, essentially, and we are seeing very high homeless numbers again. All of that will form part of the budget negotiations currently under way. As I said, there is €194 million last year and a figure to be agreed for next year.

I cannot give the Deputy a commitment here on North West Simon Community. As he outlined in his question, funding is often allocated on a decentralised basis and there is a process to be followed. Certainly, however, any proposals that are made are reviewed. I imagine that this is something the Deputy will be able to take up directly with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, in a different format.

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