Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
296. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the recently announced homelessness taskforce; the membership and terms of reference; the number of meetings that have taken place to date; and the frequency of meetings anticipated in July and August 2020. [16720/20]
View answerI have established a High Level Homelessness Taskforce, to provide a forum for engagement with key organisations working to address homelessness. The Taskforce will input on the implementation of the commitments on homelessness in the Programme for Government. The membership of the taskforce consists of the Chief Executives of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, Crosscare, Depaul, Focus Ireland, the Peter McVerry Trust, Dublin Simon Community and Threshold.
The Taskforce met for the first time on 13 July 2020 and again on 20 July 2020 and is meeting weekly.
