Written answers

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Homeless Persons

12:00 pm

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people in Cork City, on a monthly basis over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34551/08]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people in Galway City, on a monthly basis over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34552/08]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people in Limerick City, on a monthly basis over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34553/08]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people in Dublin City, on a monthly basis over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34554/08]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people in Waterford City, on a monthly basis over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/08]

Photo of Michael FinneranMichael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 to 252, inclusive, together.

The latest published comprehensive figures for homelessness are derived from the 2005 Housing Needs Assessment, and details of the number of homeless households in each local authority in 2005 are published in the Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Under section 9 of the Housing Act 1988, local authorities are required to carry out an assessment of the overall need for social housing on a triennial basis. The most recent assessment took place in March 2008 and results, including those in relation to homelessness, will be finalised and published as soon as possible.

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