Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of her spending on homelessness for 2007, 2008 and the expected spending for 2009. [38260/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the Health Service Executive's spending on homelessness for 2007, 2008 and the expected spending for 2009. [38261/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together.

My Department does not directly fund homelessness services. The provision of capital funding for accommodation for homeless adults and of revenue funding for associated non-care staff is a matter for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the local authorities. The provision of revenue funding for in-house care staff in homeless shelters and for outreach health services to homeless adults is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy with regard to those aspects of the Questions that are relevant to its remit.