Local Authority Funding

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Questions (165)

Maureen O'Sullivan

Question:

165. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been budgeted for Dublin City Council to fund the Dublin Region Homeless Executive each year since 2008; the amount his Department has contributed to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51796/12]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

The Homeless Agency was established in Dublin in 2001, in response to the higher levels of homelessness experienced in the city than elsewhere in Ireland at that time. The Homeless Agency formally became the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in 2011. It is now responsible for providing support and services to the Dublin Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum and the Statutory Management Group. This service is provided by Dublin City Council as the lead statutory local authority and it adopts a shared service approach across the other 3 Dublin local authorities - South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive is responsible for the planning, co-ordination and administration of funding in relation to the provision of quality services to people who are homeless in the Dublin area, and for the development of responses to prevent homelessness.

Under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 , my Department recoups to local authorities 90% of their expenditure on the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons. The local authority provides a further 10% from their own resources.

The amount recouped to Dublin City Council for the years 2008 to 2011 is outlined in a table. The administration costs of the Homeless Agency/Dublin Region Homeless Executive as recouped to Dublin City Council are identified separately. These figures are exclusive of the 10% contribution of the local authorities.

Dublin City Council	2008 €	2009 €	2010 €	2011 €
Homeless Agency/Dublin Region Homeless Executive	940,894	934,484	934,484	934,484
Other payments to Dublin City Council for accommodation and related services	34,982,789	35,370,460	36,965,887	3 2 ,6 98 , 775
Total for Dublin City Council	35,923,683	36,304,944	37,900,371	33,633,259