Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
447. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the role local authorities have in respect of persons presenting as homeless who have an income above the housing list threshold. [55250/23]
View answerMy Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the statutory role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.
Under the Housing Act 1988 it is a matter for each local authority to determine whether a person is regarded as homeless; section 2 of the Act sets out the requirements in this regard. When a household has been assessed as homeless, section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 provides that a local authority may provide accommodation and related services to that household.
