652. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will make a statement on nutrition and access to play areas and recreational facilities for children in emergency accommodation; and the measures taken by his Department to monitor children’s wellbeing while in emergency accommodation. [17638/25]
Topics / Emergency Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEmergency Accommodation
124 questions from 39 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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124 written, 0 oral
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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275. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection currently residing in the State; of that number, how many are in hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16341/25]
278. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update in relation to the ARP scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16407/25]
98. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding provided to every local authority for the provision of emergency accommodation in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14483/25]
178. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount paid by Tusla to the providers of special emergency accommodation, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [14268/25]
179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list companies currently providing special emergency arrangements to Tusla; and if confirmation can be provided that all the staff employed by these companies to care for children have been Garda vetted. [14269/25]
180. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the companies who were previously providing special emergency arrangements to Tusla, but with whom Tusla has since ceased contracting; and if a breakdown can be provided on the reasons why. [14270/25]
867. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by each local authority on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/25]
868. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated or drawn down by each local authority for spending on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [11309/25]
941. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of business cases for emergency accommodation providers currently awaiting a decision from counties Wexford and Wicklow; the length of time it has taken for a decision to be made for these business cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12223/25]
373. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the range of specific financial supports or grant aid the HSE provides to not-for-profit organisations that operate emergency accommodation in cases where such bodies also provide medical supports such as supervised medication management, addiction supports and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8692/25]
469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the lack of emergency accommodation available in Cork south west; whether it is his intention to work with the local authority to improve supply; and if so, to provide details of his plans to do so. [6260/25]
287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in accommodation provided by the International Protection and Accommodation Service who have refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to remain; and to provide a breakdown of their location, by county. [5431/25]
254. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a family (details supplied) can have their stay at Lissywoolen accommodation centre extended. [5059/25]
618. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to people who lost their home due to storm Éowyn and now have to find alternative accommodation while they rebuild, particularly in the context that emergency accommodation in Galway has been full for months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3186/25]
958. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider a temporary pause on the decision to move the beneficiaries of temporary protection currently staying at a location (details supplied) to new accommodation until after the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2648/25]
959. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will reconsider the decision to no longer allow the beneficiaries of temporary protection currently staying at a location (details supplied) and who have been told they will be moved to new accommodation, to accommodate their pets with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2649/25]
1153. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will urgently provide appropriate accommodation for a pregnant mother and her daughter (details supplied). [46466/24]
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…
1225. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan 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; the measures being taken to end the system whereby asylum seekers have to be sleeping rough in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; what pr…
1231. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans being made to ensure that people, including asylum seekers, are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1293/25]
1232. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that are being put in place to end the situation in which asylum seekers must be rough sleeping in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1295/25]
1233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update and timeline on the progress being made for the provision of a system of permanent accommodation being provided for all asylum seekers while their asylum applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1297/25]
1234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that have been put in place to source alternative accommodation options and stop the housing of asylum seekers in tented accommodation without adequate heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/25]