Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 April 2019
354. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to publish the annual breakdown of expenditure on homeless services for 2018; and the reason for the delay in the publication of this report. [15802/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not provide funding for services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards operational costs for homeless accommodation and related services. Under funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of the funding arrangement with my Department.
Exchequer funding for homeless services is provided through my Department to housing authorities on a regional basis. The following table summarises Exchequer funding recouped to housing authorities in 2018.
Exchequer funding for homeless services in 2018 under the Housing Act, 1988
|
Region |
Amount |
|
Dublin |
€106,267,187 |
|
Mid-East |
€3,738,000 |
|
Midlands |
€2,177,128 |
|
Mid-West |
€5,044,000 |
|
North-East |
€3,007,520 |
|
North-West |
€541,522 |
|
South-East |
€3,815,000 |
|
South-West |
€9,687,741 |
|
West |
€4,721,895 |
Financial reports setting out expenditure on homeless services on a regional basis are published on my Department's website at the following link; https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data. Detailed financial reports for each of the regions for 2018 are being collated and will be published on my Department's website shortly.
