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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 14, 2019

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report that outlines how much has been spent for 2018 on hotels, family hubs and emergency accommodation for those in need within SDCC and to ask for a breakdown of each cost?

REPLY:

The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is provided by Dublin City Council as the lead statutory authority in the response to homelessness in Dublin and adopts a shared service approach across the Dublin region on behalf of South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.  The costs of the provision of family hubs and other emergency accommodation is administered and paid for by DRHE.

The Council made provision of €3.4m in the 2018 budget for homeless services which includes a contribution towards the DRHE costs.