Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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328. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including to local authorities to non-profit or non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22038/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including providing necessary housing supports and fostering community development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, dedicated agencies and non-statutory bodies, as well as to individuals.

The information requested, relating to payments over an eight year period, is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. If the Deputy wishes to put down a more specific question in the area of funding from my Department, I will endeavour to provide the information sought.

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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329. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including local authorities to Anew and its predecessor organisations Anchora and Life Pregnancy Care for each year from 2008 to 2015; and his views on the role of that organisation in providing crisis pregnancy counselling to homeless women given the statement in its constitution, recognising the uniqueness of every human life from the moment of conception. [22039/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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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. In accordance with section 37(2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services, including accommodation, rests with individual housing authorities. My Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services as provided for under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. My Department, therefore, has no role in relation to the particular issue raised in the Question.