Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
2003. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homeless persons in Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the services available to persons who find themselves homeless in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37741/17]
View answerWith regard to the number of homeless persons, official homeless reports are published on my Department's website on a monthly basis and can be accessed using the following link: http://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 arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities.
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 accommodation and related services rests with individual housing authorities. Accordingly the range of services available at the local level is primarily a matter for the relevant authorities.
