Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a report from the CCMA on the review of section 10; and to provide an update on whether he intends to review the current deficit funding and competitive tendering that is used to award section 10-funded services. [35716/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not fund any homeless service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards these costs. Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1988 sets out the purposes for which costs may be incurred by local authorities in respect of the provision of homeless accommodation and related services.

Under the funding arrangements, my Department recoups up to 90% of the costs of regional homeless services programmes with local authorities providing at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Local authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of the funding arrangements with my Department.

Significant progress has been made in addressing concerns raised within the NGO homeless services sector in relation to the adequacy of funding. My Department continues to work closely with local authorities and the NGO sector on these issues and regularly engages with the sector, on all aspects of homeless policy including funding arrangements.

In addition, a recent review conducted by the City and County Managers’ Association (CCMA) examined the current Section 10 funding model with a view to ensuring greater consistency and addressing concerns raised by service providers. This review, conducted by a sub-group set up under the auspices of the CCMA and including representatives from my Department and local authorities has now concluded.

The CCMA report was presented to my Department in March 2025 and I have instructed officials to initiate a project to progress implementation of the recommendations, including those related to funding and the competitive tendering process for awarding Section 10 funded services.