Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Jim Gibson:

Of course, yes. We have people who are involved with the local authorities and who sit on Rebuilding Ireland fora and make commitments to those actions as well. There is a highly integrated interagency approach. We are clear in those fora about our role. Our role is to help families who are homeless. We advocate strongly. Social workers and social care workers throughout Ireland advocate strongly for families who are homeless by writing to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection or the local authorities. They write in support of their clients' requirements and housing needs.