Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to undertake a comprehensive review of the coordination, implementation and continued relevance of the youth homelessness strategy. [56776/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has engaged the Centre for Effective Services (CES) to undertake a high level review of the implementation of the 2001 Youth Homelessness Strategy.

The purpose of the review is to establish the extent that the strategy has been successful, to identify blockages and challenges to its implementation in respect of any outstanding actions and to make recommendations for future action.

Consultations were held with the relevant service providers, non-Government agencies and young people as part of this process. It is envisaged that this review will be launched early next year. This review will inform the development of a framework to address ongoing problems identified for children out of home over the next five years.