1883. 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 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59092/26]

My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services rests with individual housing authorities. Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 sets out the purposes for which costs may be incurred by housing authorities in respect of the provision of homeless accommodation and related services.

While responsibility for the provision of accommodation for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities, the administration of homeless services is organised on a regional basis, with nine administrative regions in place. A homelessness consultative forum has been established in each of the nine homeless regions in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009. The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive provides a shared service on behalf of the four local authorities in the Dublin region, with Dublin City Council as the lead authority.

My Department does not fund any homeless service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services. Under Exchequer funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Furthermore, housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of the Exchequer funding arrangements provided by my Department. Therefore, the exact amounts spent by housing authorities on homeless services including emergency accommodation, the amounts paid to private operators, as well as the type and operation of homeless services are a matter for individual housing authorities in consultation with the Management Group of the relevant regional joint Homelessness Consultative Forum.

€513.5m in Exchequer funding has been allocated for the provision of homelessness accommodation and associated services. Financial reports from each of the homeless regions setting out their estimated costs and full year expenditure on homeless emergency accommodation and related services are published on my Department's website at the following link. The 2025 end of year reports will be published shortly.

www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.

My Department is not in a position to provide the information requested for 2026 at this time.