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.
Written Answers. - Hostels for Homeless and Deprived Children.
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 |
£ |
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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 |
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Wicklow |
105,600 |
9 |
7 |