107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to end child homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/25]
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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549. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hotel / hostel beds currently in use as emergency homeless accommodation, by each local authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25473/25]
6. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding he has provided to housing authorities for the provision of emergency accommodation in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/25]
658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies and regulations that exist in respect of residents in homeless accommodation seeking to make a complaint about the facility at which they reside. [23188/25]
251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to housing first tenants and the creation of new housing first tenancies arising for the failure to successfully complete the tender process to date. [22152/25]
260. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the record high levels of homelessness across the State and the lack of available State emergency accommodation in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22445/25]
44. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon Declaration; the additional policy measures he intends to take; if he will consider amending the Housing Act 1988 to oblige local authorities to take into account the best interests of a homeless child, as outlined in…
75. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to meet the target of the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness to end homelessness by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/25]
82. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enhance support services and accessibility to emergency accommodation for homeless families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/25]
463. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless HAP applications received in 2024 and to date in 2025, broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/25]
464. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time it is taking for homeless HAP applications to be processed from the date the application is received until the application is put into payment, broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6213/25]
137. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contingency plan available for those with complex needs who cannot access existing hostel accommodation in Cork city. [3720/25]
138. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contingency plan available for those without access to accommodation when hostel services are at capacity in Cork city. [3721/25]
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children are now in emergency homeless accommodation; to provide details on the length of time children are being left in emergency accommodation under the following categories: 1-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and more than 24 months; if he has any policy or plans to establish …
744. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children who entered homeless accommodation in Cork in 2024. [46811/24]