Homeless Persons Supports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Questions (619)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

619. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the stage of the process of departmental intervention with a family identified as having no permanent address that the family will be offered the support of a project worker; the services this project worker will be able to support the family with; the way in which these services are described, provisioned and allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2811/18]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning 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 accommodation and related services rests with individual housing authorities.  My Department has no function in relation to operational issues, such as the provision of  project workers, which are a matter for the relevant housing authorities.