Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure there are no cuts to the allocation for homeless accommodation in the Budget 2014, as this funding is essential to underpin the commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016 using a housing-led approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39868/13]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The level of funding available to housing authorities in 2014 for homeless accommodation and related services is being considered in the context of the Estimates process. In light of budgetary demands, I am working with my colleagues in the Government to ensure appropriate funding priority continues to be attached to the housing-led approach and the objective of ending long-term homelessness by the end of 2016.