Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2018
577. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children and adults deemed homeless in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Louth in each of the past 12 months and to date in December 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53615/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department publishes a monthly report on homelessness. The monthly report is based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The report captures details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities and can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
While these reports identify the number of adults utilising State-funded emergency accommodation at county level, details in relation to dependents (typically children but may include dependent adults) is only available on a regional basis and is set out in the following table. The most recent report available is for October.
Numbers in Emergency Accommodation - North East Region
|
Months |
Cavan - Adults |
Louth - Adults |
Monaghan - Adults |
North East Region - Dependents |
|
November 2017 |
3 |
142 |
3 |
85 |
|
December 2017 |
2 |
139 |
4 |
84 |
|
January 2018 |
3 |
147 |
5 |
101 |
|
February 2018 |
4 |
150 |
1 |
155 |
|
March 2018 |
5 |
54 |
1 |
49 |
|
April 2018 |
4 |
124 |
0 |
45 |
|
May 2018 |
5 |
111 |
0 |
55 |
|
June 2018 |
3 |
125 |
1 |
54 |
|
July 2018 |
7 |
118 |
2 |
43 |
|
August 2018 |
5 |
125 |
2 |
62 |
|
September 2018 |
18 |
111 |
3 |
63 |
|
October 2018 |
7 |
124 |
2 |
59 |
