Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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657. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to organisations or agencies to deal with homelessness over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50748/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and local authorities have statutory responsibility for the provision of homelessness services in Ireland in line with the National Homeless Strategy, 'The Way Home 2008-2013' and 'Pathway to Home'.

Local authorities identify and address the level of need through a range of community based accommodation options and related housing supports, and the HSE and its partner agencies arrange health and personal social care supports appropriate to the individual service user's needs within this structure.

The table outlines the amount of funding provided by HSE Social Inclusion to bodies working in the area of homelessness during the period 2007-2012 and also the allocation for 2013.

HSE Homeless Funding via Social Inclusion 2007-2013