Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 February 2022
288. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the membership of the National Homeless Action Committee; the regularity with which the committee is expected to meet per year; when the next meeting of the committee is scheduled to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7301/22]
View answerThe National Homeless Action Committee is a cross-governmental and inter-agency oversight group with membership drawn from key Departments, agencies and bodies with a delivery and supporting role in tackling homelessness. The overarching objective of the Committee is to ensure that a renewed emphasis is brought to collaborating across Government to implement actions in Housing for All, along with bringing better coherence and co-ordination of homeless related services in delivering policy measures and actions to address homelessness.
I chair the Committee which meets on a quarterly basis. The inaugural meeting took place in December 2021, and the second meeting took place 7 February 2022. The third meeting is expected to take place in April.
The Committee comprises representatives from the following Government Departments, agencies and bodies:
- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Department of the Taoiseach
- Department of Health
- Department of Justice
- Department of Social Protection
- Department of Education
- Department of Children
- Dublin Region Homeless Executive
- Housing Agency
- Threshold
- CCMA
- HSE
- Tusla
- Peter McVerry Trust
- Focus Ireland
- St Vincent De Paul
- DePaul
- Dublin Simon
- Simon Communities
- Crosscare
