Written answers

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Homeless Persons Data

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen 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]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan 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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