Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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1968. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Travellers in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37251/17]

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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1969. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason homelessness data do no provide details on the number of Travellers in emergency accommodation; his plans to put a mechanism in place to ensure these data are collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1968 and 1969 together.

Official homeless reports are published by my Department on a monthly basis capturing details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities.  These reports are available through my Department’s website using the following link: .

These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), the single integrated national data information system on State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements overseen by housing authorities.  These reports do not provide a breakdown by nationality or ethnic background and it is not proposed to commence the collection of such data at this time.

It should be noted that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published a special report in August 2017, which provides a comprehensive enumeration of homeless persons, including a breakdown by nationality and ethnic background.  This report, which is available on the CSO’s website identifies over 500 adults and children as ‘Irish Traveller’ in temporary accommodation on Census night.