Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 April 2016
131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the provision of emergency accommodation in counties Louth and Meath for the years 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7898/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not fund any homeless service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Under Section 10 funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of such services from their own resources. Furthermore, housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of the Section 10 funding arrangements. Therefore, the exact amounts spent by housing authorities on homeless services, and different categories of service such as emergency accommodation, are a matter for the relevant authorities, in this case Louth County Council and Meath County Council.
