346. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the amount his Department spent on homelessness prevention in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69828/26]
Topics / Homeless Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHomeless Accommodation
65 questions from 28 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
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| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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104. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department have provided advice to local authorities to limit the provision of emergency accommodation to those not in full time employment. [69317/26]
375. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the emergency accommodation centres for homeless people in Dublin; the number of places in each; the cost of running each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67161/26]
470. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1055 of 9 June 2026, whether this Parliamentary Question may be taken as a formal request for those Excel versions (details supplied); if not, the reason; the email address or other mechanism through which such a formal request should be submitted; whether the assessment of Open Data publicatio…
471. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 19 May 2026, and further to the statement that the relevant financial reports are published on his Department's website, whether he will provide the Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports underpinning those figures, including the expenditure category breakdown underlying…
472. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions No. 201 of 19 May 2026 and 1032 of 9 June 2026, whether any of the regional expenditure figures for homeless services provided in the reply remain subject to change as a result of his Department's ongoing review of the 2025 financial reports; and, if so, the reason those figures were released prio…
150. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail his plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the Oireachtas Committee Housing, Local Government and Heritage on homelessness; to outline specifically which recommendations he intends to implement; the timeframe for such implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48049/26]
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address the increasing number of people presenting to Kildare County Council as homeless following the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Act 2026 [46371/26]
593. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the cost to the State/total amount paid out on the provision of emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45762/26]
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department collects, analyses or publishes homelessness presentation data by immigration, residency or citizenship status. [38875/26]
201. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the total expenditure in 2025 on emergency homeless accommodation, with a breakdown for the amount paid out to private providers. [37508/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any guidance has been issued to local authorities regarding prioritisation, assessment or placement of persons transitioning from international protection accommodation into homeless services. [36246/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the National Homeless Action Committee has received any formal presentations, briefing papers or projections relating to migration-related homelessness pressures since 2022; and if so, to provide details. [36250/26]
686. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide further information on the shared accommodation scheme pilot for young people in Cork City referenced in Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030 and in the National Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025, including information on the number of young people supported by the scheme since it began; to detail…
3083. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the funding application for a homeless hub in Cork city. [25765/26]
999. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to elaborate on the January 2026 homelessness statistics by giving a breakdown of the lengths of time spent in emergency accommodation by the 17,112 people mentioned in the report; to state or estimate the average length of time that an adult person spends in emergency accommodation; and to state the earliest date on which any of th…
144. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed integrated homeless health hub for Cork city; the progress toward the project intended in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17537/26]
572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1079 of 24 February 2026, if funding for the Integrated Homeless Services Hub in Cork city has been approved; if so, the amount allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18061/26]
155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if considering his recent media comments about getting families out of homeless accommodation and preventing families from entering homelessness, the measures he is taking to ensure this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15378/26]
690. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the funding application for the Cork city homeless hub (details supplied); the reason for the delay in a decision; the timeline for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15017/26]
834. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all State agencies that allocate programme and project funding to section 10 organisations. [13419/26]
222. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the consistent monthly increases in homeless figures; if steps are being taken to increase the availability of emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/26]
506. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to tackle homelessness during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73536/25]
43. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional supports will be provided by his Department so that extra capacity for homeless services in Limerick can be provided over the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65799/25]
693. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been an increase in homeless figures since his Department changed the criteria for tenant in situ scheme specifically confirming the number of persons currently homeless in County Wicklow and County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64007/25]