Homeless Accommodation Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Questions (257)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

257. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 23 February 2017, if the supported temporary accommodation initiatives being pursued by housing authorities for housing homeless families will include hostel type accommodation or congregated settings; his views on the appropriateness of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11303/17]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

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, in the first instance. My Department will continue to engage proactively with the Dublin local authorities in relation to funding the delivery of a range of identified temporary accommodation arrangements for homeless families which, while clearly an intervention of a temporary duration only, are considered to have the potential to provide improved supported family living arrangements compared to hotel accommodation, while longer term sustainable accommodation solutions are identified for the families concerned.