Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1479. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide further resources to South Dublin County Council to allow the council to respond in an effective way to the homeless and housing crisis in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31929/15]
View answerFunding from my Department for homeless services is provided to housing authorities on a regional basis. Dublin City Council is the lead authority for the Dublin Region, which also includes South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. I have allocated €37.16 million to the Dublin Region for 2015 with regard to accommodation and related services for the homeless. This is an increase of 19% on the region’s initial allocation (of €31.32 million) in 2014 and represents over 70% of all the homelessness funding allocated by my Department to housing authorities nationally in 2015. My Department is engaging with Dublin City Council, as the lead authority for homelessness in the Dublin Region, on an ongoing basis in relation to any possible need for additional Exchequer funding in 2015, which will be addressed towards the end of Quarter 3, in the light of expenditure actually incurred at that stage.
