Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has examined the assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing Act 1988 and Integrated Strategy 2000 in meeting the needs of persons who are homeless entitled Settlement First, produced by the Simon Communities of Ireland; and his views on the findings and recommendations. [36582/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the Settlement First report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland in July 2005.

The independent evaluation of the integrated and preventative homeless strategies commissioned by my Department has addressed the implementation of the homeless strategies and their associated action plans. The outcome of this review, together with publications-submissions by other agencies such as the Simon Communities, will assist future policy decisions in this area.