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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Nov 1986

Vol. 369 No. 6

Written Answers. - Hostels for Homeless and Deprived Children.

106.

asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of each hostel for homeless or deprived children funded by his Department, including the total funding for 1985, the number of occupants and staff, and the names of the organisations running the hostels.

My Department does not fund hostels directly. The health boards are the appropriate funding authorities.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:

Name of Hostel

Health Board Funding in 1985

Average Number of Occupants

Number of Staff

Name of Organisation Running Hostel

£

HOPE, Dublin 7.

68,000

6-8

6

HOPE

Los Angeles, Dublin 8.

125,661

20

12

Los Angeles Society

Don Bosco, Dublin 9.

99,278

10

7

Salesian Fathers

Tabor House, Dublin 1.

79,744

6

4

Tabor Society

St. Vincent de Paul, Dublin 1.

45,000

6

5

St. Vincent de Paul, Society

Sherrard House, Dublin 1.

22,500

10

5

Homeless Girls Society

St. Annes, Dublin 1.

9,600

6

4

Sisters of Our Lady of Charity

Trudder House, New-townmountkennedy, County Wicklow.

142,800

20

12

Dublin Committee for Travelling People.

Derralossary House, Roundwood, County

Dublin Committee for Travelling People

Wicklow

105,600

9

7

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