Questions

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]

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]

305. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to expand the data provided in the monthly homelessness reports to include breakdowns of the number of children living in emergency accommodation, by age categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/26]

842. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that, when assessing people for homelessness and access to emergency accommodation, local authorities are applying a local connection protocol (details supplied) which has no basis in law; if he will direct the County and City Management Association to withdraw this protocol, given the serious legal and ethical concer…

1217. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to ensure that people (including asylum seekers) are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; whether action is being taken to end the situation in which asylum seekers have to be rough sleeping in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; wha…