Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
2244. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the obligations that a local authority has in providing emergency housing support to persons on the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28612/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 2 of the Housing Act 1988 sets out the requirements for a person to be regarded as homeless by a housing authority for the purposes of the Act. Section 10 of the Act provides that a housing authority may provide assistance to a homeless person, including emergency accommodation or lodgings, which the housing authority may arrange itself or which may be operated by a State-funded service provider, without the requirement to undergo a social housing assessment and be approved for social housing supports.
