Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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As provided for in Housing for All, the National Homeless Action Committee (NHAC) was established in Q4 2021. 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. I chair the meetings of NHAC which occur on a quarterly basis.

At our Q2 meeting, I asked NHAC members to consider the most appropriate way forward in terms of inspections of services for persons that have become homeless, including privately run emergency accommodation. At the Q3 meeting on 7 July, a discussion was held on this point and members shared their views and recommendations which are now under consideration.