Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1800. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of private housing units and hotel beds being paid for by his Department under different schemes as of 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1438/18]
View answerMy 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 emergency accommodation for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.
The specific data sought in the Question, regarding the number of private housing units and hotel beds, is not available in my Department and is a matter for the relevant housing authorities. My Department monitors the number of homeless individuals being accommodated by housing authorities on an emergency basis and these 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.
