Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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1716. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless persons reported by his Department in County Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54563/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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My Department publishes data on a monthly basis regarding the number of homeless persons accommodated in all forms of emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities.  These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and are 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.  The monthly reports outline the number of individuals accommodated in emergency accommodation over a designated survey week, including a breakdown by local authority.  The reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: .

The long-term solution to homelessness is to increase the supply of new homes and the provision of social housing supports as envisioned in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.  During the course of 2017 almost 26,000 social housing solutions were provided via housing authorities.  My Department, local authorities and approved housing bodies will continue to work closely, quickly and proactively to identify further solutions and increase social housing solutions so that we can continue to give those experiencing homelessness the support they need.