Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Homeless Persons Data
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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391. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of homeless persons registered in each county as of 1 May 2014. [24422/14]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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A recent survey of lead housing authorities confirmed that 2,478 unique individuals utilised Section 10-funded emergency accommodation nationally during the week of 7 to 13 April 2014. A regional breakdown of this total is provided in the table below; a county breakdown is not available in my Department. Further details are provided in the recently published Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessnesswhich is available on my Department's website:
Unique individuals that utilised Section 10-funded emergency accommodation during the week of 7 to 13 April 2014
Region | No. of unique individuals |
---|---|
Dublin | 1,551 |
Mid-West | 245 |
South West | 225 |
South East | 142 |
West | 137 |
Mid East | 79 |
Midlands | 41 |
North West | 39 |
North East | 19 |
Total | 2,478 |
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