Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on the housing element of Housing First initiatives in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Housing First enables homeless individuals with high levels of complex needs to obtain permanent secure accommodation with the provision of intensive housing and health supports to help the individuals concerned maintain their tenancies.

The National Implementation Plan for Housing First was published in September 2018. The Plan includes an overall target of 663 tenancies in the period 2018-2021, with annual targets for each local authority. The Plan is a joint initiative of my Department, the Department of Health, the HSE and the local authorities.  

Over the three years between 2018 and 2020, my Department has provided some €9m in funding to local authorities to accelerate the roll out of the Plan nationally.