Written answers

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Homeless Persons Data

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children that spent Christmas night in hotel rooms or hubs; the type of emergency accommodation they were in in each case; the number aged 0 to 5, 6 to10, 11 to15 and 15 to18 years of age, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54381/18]

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis outlining the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The reports are collated on a regional basis and are published on my Department's website. The most recent figures currently available are for November 2018. These figures show that 6,157 adults and 3,811 associated dependents accessed emergency accommodation nationwide during the relevant count week. The corresponding figures for December 2018 will be published later this month.

While these monthly reports include a breakdown of adults by accommodation type, details in relation to dependents (typically children but may include dependent adults) are not available in my Department and are a matter for the relevant housing authorities. My Department is currently reviewing its homeless data reporting methodology.

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