Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2019
71. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of adults and children, respectively, that accessed local authority managed emergency accommodation in January 2019. [8477/19]
View answerMy Department publishes data on a monthly basis outlining the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and are produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).
The most recently published statistics for December 2018, show that there were 9,753 persons in emergency accommodation, comprising of 6,194 adults and 3,559 associated dependants. This represented a reduction of 215 people nationally on the numbers recorded in November 2018. The December statistics also show there were 111 fewer families and 252 fewer dependents in emergency accommodation than was the case in November.
The monthly homelessness report for January 2019 is currently being compiled and will be published by my Department shortly. The monthly reports can be accessed on my Department's website at the following link: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
