Richard Boyd Barrett
Ceist:160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available from his Department for persons wishing to set up soup kitchens. [15948/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 April 2014
160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available from his Department for persons wishing to set up soup kitchens. [15948/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraStatutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with the housing authorities. The purposes for which housing authorities may incur expenditure in addressing homelessness are prescribed in Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988.