Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of his Department's spending on homelessness for 2007 and 2008; and the expected expenditure for 2009. [36657/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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My letter of 22 October 2008 to the Deputy in response to Question No. 498 of 7 October 2008 gave details of current funding recouped to each local authority by my Department under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 for the period 1999 to 2008 (to date) in respect of accommodation and related services for homeless persons.

My Department's allocation for section 10 funding for homeless services in 2009 is €56 million which is an increase of almost 5% over the 2008 allocation. A breakdown of the proposed use of 2009 funding is not yet available.