Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that he will hold funding for homeless services in Dublin at 2009 levels at very least, pending the implementation of the plan to reconfigure homeless services in Dublin, in view of the fact that this plan is designed to meet his own commitments of ending long term homelessness and the need for persons to sleep rough. [26197/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Funding provided by my Department in this context relates to the recoupment of 90% of approved expenditure by housing authorities on accommodation for homeless persons, with the balance being funded from housing authorities' own resources. The HSE has responsibility for funding in relation to health and care services for homeless persons.

While the overall provision for housing for next year will be determined within the context of the annual Estimates for Public Services, my focus in shaping that provision will continue to be on the prioritisation of accommodation and accommodation-related support needs of the most vulnerable, disadvantaged households, including homeless people, older people and people with disabilities.