Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2024
266. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families who have been in homeless emergency accommodation for over six months; the number who have been in homeless emergency accommodation for over one year; broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20285/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department publishes quarterly progress reports which are based on quarterly performance reports submitted by the nine regional lead authorities responsible for the administration of homeless services at local level. The quarterly performance reports include details of the numbers of individuals prevented from entering emergency accommodation, and those exiting emergency accommodation, into tenancies, and the duration of stay in emergency accommodation. The quarterly progress report summarises the data submitted to the Department.
The duration of stay data is reported as six-monthly bands ranging from less than six months to more than 24 months and is also disaggregated by household type. These bands refer to consecutive stays in emergency accommodation and are based on a point-in-time count, informed by emergency accommodation usage on the last night in the quarter. The most recent published data is in respect of Q4 2023 and the report is available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/80ea8-homelessness-data
