Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who were housed by each local authority from their respective homeless list in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of housing provided, in terms of accommodation owned by local authorities, approved housing bodies, and accommodation leased under the rental accommodation scheme and the social housing leasing initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under the Housing Act 1988 statutory responsibility for determination of eligibility and for assessment of housing need in relation to the provision of accommodation, including for those persons assessed as being homeless, is entirely a matter for the housing authorities concerned. Accordingly my Department does not hold the information requested in relation to the numbers accommodated from homeless lists or the breakdown by accommodation type.

In terms of the numbers of social housing accommodation units provided through the range of social housing support mechanisms details relating to 2008, 2009 and 2010 can be found in my Department's Annual Reports, available on my Department's website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/AnnualReports-Departmental/. Figures in relation to 2011 have yet to be finalised and will be made available in the 2011 Annual Report and Annual Output Statement.