Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2017
50. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if each family in family hubs has received a Leap card for the 2017/2018 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraArising from the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, my Department is funding an initiative to provide homeless families, residing in hotel accommodation and family hubs in the Dublin Region, with access to free public transport for essential school journeys.
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive is overseeing implementation of this initiative and, working in partnership the National Transport Authority, has put arrangements in place for the provision of such leap cards to homeless families under this initiative. Given that the Leap cards have an inbuilt value-limit, the cards are being made available to homeless families on an ongoing basis throughout the academic year, via Focus Ireland’s State-funded Family Homelessness Action Teams.
