Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
453. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if cuts have been imposed on funding for the Dundalk Women's Aid Refuge for 2013; if his Department has been in contact with the refuge; if the funding cuts will lead to a reduction in services or the possible closure of the refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35981/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not fund any service directly but recoups expenditure to housing authorities, under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, in respect of the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services.
The National Implementation Plan for the Homeless Strategy provided for the development of a more devolved allocation-based system for the provision of accommodation-related funding to housing authorities with emphasis on increased decision making at local level. Under these arrangements responsibility for decision making in relation to the funding of particular services, within available allocations, rests with the statutory homeless management group of the respective region.
My Department has had no contact with the facility in question in relation to the level of section 10 funding to be provided in 2013.
