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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2021

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Questions (328)

Johnny Mythen

Question:

328. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons, families and children that have presented to Wexford County Council as homeless in each of the years 2012 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33441/21]

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Written answers

My Department publishes a detailed monthly report on homelessness, based on data provided by housing authorities. The Report outlines details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The Reports are available on my Department's website at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/80ea8-homelessness-data/

The most recently published data is in respect of April 2021. There were 22 adults in emergency accommodation in Wexford during the April count week, a reduction of 8 (36%) on the position one year previously. County Wexford is part of the South East region for the purposes of homeless reporting, along with counties Waterford, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Carlow. The combined South East region reported 15 families, with 29 dependants associated with these families, in emergency accommodation in April 2021.

All homeless data from January 2019 to date are also published on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's open data portal at: https://data.gov.ie/

My Department does not collate the specific data relating to presentations to homeless services in Wexford requested by the Deputy.

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