414. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the full list of funding options available to Tiglin Lighthouse Project in Dublin north city, given the significant engagements it delivers each year and rising staff costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73074/25]
Topics / Homeless Persons Supports
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHomeless Persons Supports
50 questions from 32 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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46 written, 4 oral
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application has been received for a homeless day centre in Cork city.
[68625/25]
352. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless children and adults, per county. [66792/25]
1116. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if, given the success of the Genio Sasta pilot project it will be made permanent; if funding will be provided in health for homeless initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63675/25]
1086. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to address homelessness among the over 65s and to prevent people retiring into homelessness; the number of people over 65 in County Wicklow and County Wexford that have entered homelessness, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a stat…
610. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to address homelessness among the over 65s and to prevent people retiring into homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55086/25]
212. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently registered as homeless in County Kildare; the number of children currently registered as homeless in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54285/25]
213. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to address the record number of 16,300 persons currently registered as homeless in the State, including more than 5,100 children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/25]
54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons who are falling into homelessness, particularly in Galway; the way in which he will support older persons in accessing secure and affordable housing given that the number of persons reaching pension age in precarious housing situations will only continue to…
237. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to reduce the number families made homeless because of domestic/sexual/gender-based abuse. [53989/25]
318. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon Declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52647/25]
319. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if work has commenced on developing a national homeless prevention framework; if this framework will be allocated resources in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52648/25]
1284. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate measures being implemented to address the homeless status of 5,000 children in Ireland. [47027/25]
1573. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of section 10 funded emergency homeless services; and to give a commitment to publish the review conducted by the CCMA. [42752/25]
1624. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the Government’s plan to end child, family and individual homelessness by 2030, as per the Government’s declared commitments under the Lisbon Declaration signed in 2021. [43589/25]
2537. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided in 2025 for the provision of an integrated homeless health hub in Cork city day centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40712/25]
531. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the collaborative work he plans to undertake with his colleague, the Minister for Health, on issues around health and homelessness and what shared resources will be brought forward in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/25]
2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of section 10 funding for homelessness service providers; and the changes he intends to make to this funding stream, in light of the near financial collapse of an organisation (details supplied) in 2023. [36134/25]
471. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a report from the CCMA on the review of section 10; and to provide an update on whether he intends to review the current deficit funding and competitive tendering that is used to award section 10-funded services. [35716/25]
528. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an organisation (details supplied) is a solvent company. [34060/25]
471. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the case of persons (details supplied) facing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/25]
104. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the recent report from Depaul Ireland and Mental Health Reform, which highlights that half of homeless individuals accessing Depaul’s services experience mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, the way in which the Minister plans to address the intersection of homelessness and menta…
524. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the underspend of €120 million in Exchequer spending on homelessness in 2024 after the supplementary budget increase of €143 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/25]
736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any new programmes being implemented in Longford-Westmeath to address the level of homelessness. [46728/24]
1682. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a day care facility in Cork city to cater for homeless people who exit night-time accommodation and have nowhere to access support or day-time safe areas. [2015/25]