Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services rests with individual local authorities.

My Department does not fund any homeless service directly but provides funding to local authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1988. Under Exchequer funding arrangements, local authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Furthermore, local authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of the Exchequer funding arrangements provided by my Department. Therefore, the exact amounts spent by local authorities on homeless services, as well as the type and operation of homeless services including the cost of homeless prevention measures are a matter for individual local authorities in consultation with the Management Group of the relevant regional joint Homelessness Consultative Forum.

Exchequer funding for homeless services is provided through my Department to local authorities on a regional basis. The funding provided to each of the homeless regions in 2023 is set out below;

Financial reports from each of the homeless regions including Dublin, are available on my Department's website at the link below. These financial reports include details of prevention, tenancy sustainment and resettlement supports in each region and the expenditure incurred on these services.

www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.