Seán Sherlock
Ceist:262. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to establish a new national homeless action committee. [7124/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 February 2023
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Freagraí scríofa
Housing for All provides for the establishment of a National Homeless Action Committee. In line with this commitment, the National Homeless Action Committee (NHAC) was established in Q4 2021. NHAC is a cross-governmental and inter-agency oversight group with membership drawn from key Departments, agencies and stakeholders.
The overarching objective of NHAC 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 coordination of homeless-related services in delivering policy measures and actions to address homelessness. Beyond this, the Committee also has a role in addressing emerging homeless-related issues and in developing further responses. I chair the Committee which meets on a quarterly basis. Full membership as well as previous minutes of meetings of NHAC are published on my Department's website and can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/958d1-national-homeless-action-committee-nhac-meetings/.