Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1707. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons accommodated in hotels and bed and breakfasts by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36544/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not specifically collate data on the utilisation of hotel accommodation on a national basis. However, my Department does publish data on a monthly basis regarding the number of homeless families, including dependents, accommodated in all forms of emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). These reports capture details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation on a regional and county basis, arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities.
In the Dublin area, which accounts for some 85% of family homelessness, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) publishes data in relation to homelessness, including in relation to the numbers of families accommodated in commercial hotels. This information can be accessed on the DRHE website at the following link: http://www.homelessdublin.ie/homeless-families.
