Emergency Accommodation Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Questions (153, 154, 156)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

153. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which the emergency housing needs of local authority housing applicants, in each of the local authorities including County Kildare, continues to be met; if, by reference to the current position, he is satisfied that adequate provision has been made or is being made to cater for the number of persons likely to become homeless for one reason or another over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35586/16]

Bernard Durkan

Question:

154. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which emergency housing provision is being made by the local authorities adjacent to Dublin in sufficient scale to meet the likely number of cases to be dealt with based on experience over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35587/16]

Bernard Durkan

Question:

156. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which emergency housing accommodation remains available to each of the local authorities throughout the greater Dublin area with particular reference to the ability of each of the authorities to meet the housing needs in their respective areas in the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/16]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154 and 156 together.

My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services, including accommodation, rests with individual housing authorities. Accordingly, the issues raised in the question in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation are a matter for the relevant housing authorities.