589. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any proposals to provide homeless accommodation at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61111/25]
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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63 written, 2 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| 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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1058. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department provides funding to assist the work of a service (details supplied); the amount provided from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58860/25]
1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he intends to take in the coming months to halt the relentless rise in adult and child homelessness and to reduce the number of people presenting as homeless and accelerate the number of exits of persons currently in emergency accommodation. [54228/25]
42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the funding provided in the Budget will lead to a decrease in homelessness from current levels by this time next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53813/25]
123. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to reduce homeless figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/25]
317. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the County And City Management Association review of Section 10 funding; when the review was published; the main recommendations of the review; which of these have been accepted by his Department; and to publish a copy of the review on his Department website. [53808/25]
1105. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approach of Tusla to housing pregnant homeless people where there are welfare issues. [48820/25]
1132. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons and families accessing emergency accommodation in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number of people that were turned away from emergency accommodation in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44858/25]
1198. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the homeless figures both nationally and in county Carlow; and the number of homeless persons accessing services both nationally and in county Carlow. [45774/25]
1267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless families, adults and children the homeless service deal within County Kerry in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/25]
1410. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 8 July 2025, the reason rough sleepers are not counted in the monthly homeless statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40967/25]
1430. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a homeless prevention budget amounting to 20% of all homelessness expenditure, including provision for a prevention support worker in each local authority, and a HAP rent arrears fund to support low-income households experiencing financial difficulty and at risk of losing their tenancy due to rent arrears; a…
1435. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inspections his Department undertakes to ensure the quality and safety of homeless hostels, both private, charities and public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/25]
1436. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inspections his Department has undertaken to ensure the quality and safety of a facility (details supplied). [41289/25]
1437. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding if any that has been provided to a facility (details supplied). [41290/25]
1438. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the wrap-around supports provided in homeless hostels, both private, charities and public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41291/25]
1439. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the wrap-around supports provided in a facility (details supplied). [41292/25]
1562. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason there are well in excess of 200 people over 65 years of age in homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/25]
1731. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of providing emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness in Dublin in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44384/25]
373. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people homeless in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [40318/25]
510. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to address record homelessness figures across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37196/25]
518. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that rough sleepers, who are homeless people by definition, are not included in the "Monthly Homeless Report" produced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/25]
529. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans reduce homelessness each year from 2026 to 2030, to meet the Lisbon Declaration timeframe of working towards ending homelessness by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37693/25]
530. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the timeframe for the development of a homeless prevention framework; whether it will have a budget line and resources dedicated to it in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37694/25]
534. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown on age, nationality, employment status of those in emergency homeless accommodation in Ireland; if his Department stores data on the number of whom suffer from substance abuse or drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37782/25]