Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review progress on Interim Report on Homelessness

The meeting at 3pm in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House will be split into two sessions to hear from:

Session 1, 3pm-5pm.

• Officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage;
• Representatives from Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE);
• Sinéad Breathnach, Local Authorities Homeless Lead for the South East Region, Waterford City and County Council;
• Ivan Grimes, Director of Services, Housing, Community and Emergency, Services, Waterford City and County Council.

Session 2, 5pm-6pm.

• Representatives from Simon Communities of Ireland;
• Representatives from Focus Ireland;
• Louisa Santoro, The Mendicity Institution;
• Dr Una Burns, Novas.

The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, chaired by Deputy Steven Matthews, has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

The meeting in Committee Room 3 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.