Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 July 2017
263. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons being housed in hotel rooms in each of the years 2013 to 2016, inclusive, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31728/17]
View answer264. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of children being housed in hotel rooms and bed and breakfast accommodation in each of the years 2013 to 2016, inclusive, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31729/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together.
My Department does not specifically collate data on the utilisation of hotel accommodation on a national basis. However, my Department does publish data on a monthly basis regarding the number of homeless families, including dependents, accommodated in all forms of emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). These reports capture details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation on a regional and county basis, arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities.
In the Dublin area, which accounts for some 85% of family homelessness, the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) publishes data in relation to homelessness, including in relation to the numbers of families accommodated in commercial hotels. This information can be accessed on the DRHE website at the following link: www.homelessdublin.ie/homeless-families.
