Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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480. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dates of the last meetings of each of the Homeless Regional Fora, by forum, in tabular form. [63530/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities.

While responsibility for the provision of accommodation for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities, the administration of homeless services is organised on a regional basis, with nine administrative regions in place.

A homelessness consultative forum has been established in each region in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009. The management and administration of homeless services is a matter for the management group of the consultative forum.

The Department does not track the dates of the Homelessness Fora, but has received the following information from the nine Regional Homeless lead authorities outlined in the table below.

**It is understood that the Regional lead for the South East has confirmed that a meeting will be convened before the end of February.