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Homeless Accommodation Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Questions (720)

Brendan Ryan

Question:

720. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the allocation of the homelessness budget for each of the years from 2010 to date in 2013 with specific reference to levels of funding allocated to each of the nine regional authorities and voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46942/13]

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My Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Housing authorities provide additional funding from their own resources. The Section 10 funding provided by my Department to housing authorities on a regional basis for the years 2010 to 2012 is set out in the table. Details of the allocations to the 9 regions for 2013 are also provided.

Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988

Region

2010

2011

2012

2013

Dublin

€40,521,375

€35,732,525

€32,398,290

€31,322,223

South East

€1,742,886

€2,110,476

€1,848,877

€1,787,469

North East

€1,037,617

€912,250

€910,194

€879,963

Midlands

€666,344

€624,897

€672,027

€649,707

South West

€4,270,143

€3,505,749

€4,418,967

€4,272,197

Mid-West

€3,435,607

€2,905,457

€3,516,119

€3,399,336

West

€1,699,288

€1,227,696

€1,581,478

€1,528,951

Mid East

€906,842

€697,665

€839,146

€811,275

North West

€423,355

€406,335

€360,865

€348,879

Total

€54,703,457

€48,123,050

€46,545,963

€45,000,000

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