366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any cross-departmental forecasting framework exists between his Department, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Department of Public Expenditure in relation to future homelessness demand. [36249/26]
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368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons exiting International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation with status who subsequently entered emergency accommodation within (i) three months, (ii) six months and (iii) twelve months of exit, for each year since 2022. [36252/26]
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any formal risk assessment has been carried out regarding the sustainability of emergency accommodation capacity under projected population growth trends. [36254/26]
371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department intends to expand published homelessness statistics to include additional demographic and migration-related indicators; and if so, the timeline for same. [36255/26]
382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any analysis has been undertaken comparing homelessness duration-of-stay outcomes by nationality, citizenship category or immigration status since 2020. [36347/26]
383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national audit has been conducted examining variation between local authorities in homelessness eligibility determinations or emergency accommodation access decisions. [36348/26]
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any review has been undertaken regarding differing operational thresholds for access to emergency accommodation between local authorities. [36350/26]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of emergency accommodation capacity nationally currently comprised of hotels, bed-and-breakfast accommodation, family hubs, congregated facilities and supported temporary accommodation respectively. [36351/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national target exists to reduce dependency on hotel or bed-and-breakfast emergency accommodation. [36352/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the long-term fiscal sustainability of hotel-based emergency accommodation provision. [36353/26]
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department receives standardised monthly reporting from each homelessness region regarding accommodation-type utilisation and occupancy rates. [36354/26]
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is variation between local authorities in the application of eligibility criteria, access thresholds, or data collection practices in respect of emergency accommodation; whether any national standardisation framework is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/26]
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department maintains a forward projection or demand model for emergency accommodation needs; if so, the assumptions underpinning that model, including population growth and migration-related factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33266/26]
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of emergency accommodation provision by type, including hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, family hubs and other facilities; the proportion of total capacity each represents; and whether any policy exists to reduce reliance on higher-cost accommodation types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33267/…
696. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families in emergency accommodation for more than 12 months who have exited emergency accommodation since September 2025, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30180/26]
245. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of emergency accommodation facilities currently in use nationwide; the proportion of these facilities that have been inspected in the past 12 months; the body or bodies responsible for carrying out such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/26]
246. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standards and regulations governing emergency accommodation; the mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with these standards; the number of facilities found to be non-compliant in the past two years; the nature of such non-compliance; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/26…
247. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the frequency with which emergency accommodation facilities are inspected; whether inspections are announced or unannounced; the number of inspections carried out in each of the past three years; the outcomes of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27837/26]
248. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures in place for residents of emergency accommodation to make complaints; the bodies responsible for handling such complaints; the number of complaints received in each of the past three years; the average time taken to resolve such complaints. [27838/26]
249. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor the quality of emergency accommodation; whether independent audits are conducted; the steps being taken to improve transparency and accountability in the provision of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/26]
250. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the enforcement actions available where emergency accommodation providers fail to meet required standards; whether any providers have had contracts suspended or terminated due to non-compliance; the details of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/26]
1685. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase preventions and exits from emergency accommodation for families who have been evicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/26]
1686. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tools, schemes, programmes, and policies funded by his Department to support preventions and exits from emergency accommodation for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24591/26]
296. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individuals and families currently in emergency accommodation in County Clare, by municipal district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23174/26]
298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individuals and families currently accommodated in hotels and B and Bs as emergency accommodation in County Clare; the locations of such accommodation; and the cost to the State of providing this accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23176/26]