Written answers
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Homeless Accommodation Provision
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)
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545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of families currently in emergency accommodation, that is, hotels or hostels; and the number that have been housed, since 4 December 2014. [8912/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.
Data on homeless households in emergency accommodation are provided through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). Quarterly reports from lead housing authorities are being published on my Department's website as soon as these are available. In addition, lead housing authorities provide monthly reports on homelessness which identify the number of people utilising State-funded emergency accommodation on a regional and county basis. These monthly reports also provide details of the breakdown of the individuals and the numbers of families and dependents that are in emergency accommodation. Both the quarterly and monthly reports are available on my Department’s website at the following link: ing/SpecialNeeds/HomelessPeople.
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