Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2026
586. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.698 of 28 April 2026, if his Department plans to make the Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports, published on his Department's website, available in future in machine-readable formats (details supplied), in line with open data standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36618/26]
View answerMy Department is currently reviewing the full suite of the 2025 financial reports for the homeless regions, and these reports will be published on my Department’s website once this process is complete. Expenditure by housing authorities which has been certified at appropriate housing authority level by the Director of Housing and the relevant Director of Finance are published in PDF format on my Department’s website. The publication of this certification of the expenditure ensures accountability and transparency in the management of public funds. The publication of financial reports in an alternative format is not available at this time. However, in compliance with S.I. No. 376/2021 on open data, the Department can provide excel versions of the published financial reports directly to the Deputy upon request.
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data
